The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) gained about 2.6 billion pounds at the end of Tuesday's trading on the back of purchases by Arab and local institutions that turned a blind eye to death sentences issued earlier in the day against a number of Muslim Brotherhood leaders.

The EGX 30 benchmark index leapfrogged by 0.48 percent to close at 8,556.1 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) increased by 1.72 percent to close at 452.36 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index upped by 1.09 percent to reach 952.08 points.