Intensive sales by Arab investors drove down the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices at the close of Monday's trading over the sharp decline of Gulf stock markets.
The market capital lost about 2.3 billion pounds to hit 519.6 billion pounds, amid transactions which reached about 890.4 million pounds.
The EGX 30 benchmark index went down by 0.8 percent to close at 9,233.83 points.
The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) dropped by 0.3 percent to hit 638.67 points.