The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices slipped on profit-taking at the end of Wednesday's trading.

The market capital lost up to 7.5 billion pounds to reach 401.6 billion pounds, after transactions hit about EGP 1.3 billion. 

The benchmark EGX 30 index slipped 2.59 percent to close the day's trading at 7,459.84 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) went down by about 1.4 percent to reach 361.13 points. 

The all-embracing EGX 100 index followed suit with 2 percent, taking the index down to 773.57 points.