The Egyptian Exchange closed this month with gains amounting to 12.3 billion pounds.

The capital market hit 497.4 billion pounds compared to 485.1 billion pounds in June.

During the course of the month, the benchmark index EGX 30 declined 2.15 percent to record 8,192 points, said a monthly report issued by the Egyptian Exchange, of which MENA received a copy.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) rose 3.24 percent to reach 459 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index upped by 0.25 percent taking the index to 944 points.