The Egyptian Exchange indexes closed in July up and the market capital gained EGP 31.3 billion to hit EGP 413.8 billion or 8.2 percent higher than June.

During the course of the month, the benchmark index EGX 30 jumped 14.99 percent to 7,983 points, said a monthly report issued by the Egyptian Exchange.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) soared 3 percent, reaching 362 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index was also up 5.27 percent to hit 783 points