The Egyptian Exchange closed this week with losses amounting to EGP 4.9 billion.

The capital market was EGP 399.4 billion, 1.2 percent less than the week before.

During the course of the week, the benchmark index EGX 30 went down by 1.93 percent to 7,437 points, said a weekly report issued by the Egyptian Exchange.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) decreased by 0.48 percent to 358 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index drew back by 0.83 percent taking the index to 763 points.