The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained about 1.5 billion pounds at the end of Tuesday's trading on the back of purchase operations by Arab and Egyptian investors following a government decision to suspend the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) for two years.

The EGX 30 benchmark index upped by 0.9 percent to 8,877.68 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) rose by 0.97 percent to 473.63 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also increased by 1.09 percent to 990.46 points.