The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) lost about 8.2 billion pounds at the close of trading on Monday driven by profit-making sales of Arab and Egyptian institutions and investments funds.

The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 1.76 percent reaching 1142,5 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) dropped by 1.7 percent recording 459,63 points. 

The overall EGX 100 index also declined by 1.66 percent reaching 1,077.01 points.