The Egyptian Exchange showed on Tuesday an upward trend at the end of trading prompted by purchases of Arab, Egyptian and foreign investors.

The market capital achieved gains worth 3.1 billion pounds to reach 473.9 billion, after transactions hit 410.9 million.

The EGX 30 benchmark index soared 1.32 percent to close at 7.686.91 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) rose by 1.33 percent to 419.5 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also increased by 1.14 percent to close at 874.64 points.