The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices shut on Monday's session collectively down amid selling operations by foreign and local investors.

The market capital lost about EGP 2.7 billion pounds to reach EGP 388.4 billion, after transactions reached about EGP 1.5 billion.

The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 1.43 percent, reaching 5,906.92 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) dropped by 1.8 percent recording 5,945.56 points.

The overall EGX 100 index was down 1.12 percent, reaching 707.58 points.