The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes made gains at the end of Tuesday's trading backed by intensive share purchases by Arab and foreign investment institutions and funds.

The market capital achieved gains worth EGP 6.1 billion to reach EGP 419.5 billion.

The EGX 30 benchmark index soared 2.63 percent reaching 7,864.03 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) increased 0.38 percent to hit 381.91 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also rose by 0.71 percent to close at 812.52 points.