The market capital gained on Tuesday 3.2 billion pounds to close at 409.03 billion pounds after transactions worth 1.9 billion pounds. 

The main benchmark EGX 30 index increased by 0.98 percent to close at 7,567.46 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) went up by 0.28 percent to reach 370.01 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also rose by 0.31 percent to record 797.4 points.