The Egyptian Exchange indices (EGX) gained at the close of today's trading.

The market capital gained about 2.6 billion pounds to close at 446.9 billion pounds amid transactions which hit about 756.4 million pounds.

The main benchmark EGX 30 index increased by 0.387 percent to 7,494.12 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) went up by 0.07 percent to 360.66 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also rose by 0.1 percent to reach 781.85 points.