The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed down on Sunday amid selling operations by Arab institutions and investment funds and purchase by Egyptian and foreign individuals.

The market capital lost about EGP 1.6 billion to hit EGP 488.5 billion, after transactions of about EGP 205 billion.

The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 0.48 percent reaching 8535.19 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) dropped by 0.16 percent recording 456.38 points.

The overall EGX 100 index was down 0.38 percent reaching 959.17 points.