The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes recorded collective gains at the close of Wednesday's trading, backed by purchases by foreign institutions and investments funds.

The market capital gained about 4.8 billion pounds to end today's transactions at 566.4 billion pounds, after total transactions which reached about 1.73 billion pounds.

The EGX 30 benchmark index went up by 0.26 percent to reach 11,550.31 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) increased by 1.71 percent to reach 445.9 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index rose by 1.71 percent to reach 1,062.85 points.