The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gains decreased in mid-day trading on Thursday amid share purchase and sell-outs by foreign investment funds.

The market capital gained about 14.2 billion pounds to record EGP 431.4 billion.

The EGX 30 benchmark index went up by 4.15 percent to close at 8,878.48 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) increased by 2.4 percent to 352.73 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index inched up by 2.03 percent to hit 825.15 points