The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes achieved gains at the end of Tuesday's trading backed by share purchase operations by foreign investment institutions and funds.

The market capital gained about EGP 3.3 billion to close at EGP 403.5 billion after transactions worth EGP 2.1 billion.

The EGX 30 benchmark index soared 1.08 percent reaching 7,497.33 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) increased 0.92 percent to hit 373.03 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also rose by 0.83 percent to close at 782.28 points.