The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices shut on Wednesday's session collectively down amid selling operations by local institutions.

The market capital lost about 1.5 billion pounds to reach EGP 414.7 billion, after transactions reached about EGP 829.1 million. 

The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 0.29 percent, reaching 7,863.59 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) dropped by about 1.3 percent recording 372.66 points.

The overall EGX 100 index was down 1.46 percent reaching 789.09 points