The Egyptian Exchange closed this week with gains amounting to EGP 741 million.

During the course of the week, the benchmark index EGX 30 went down by 0.58 percent to 8,577 points, said a weekly 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) increased by 1.93 percent to 457 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index rose by 1.21 percent taking the index to 963 points.