The Egyptian Exchange indexes closed in July up and the market capital gained EGP 23.4 billion to hit EGP 477.6 billion or 4.9 percent higher than June.
During the course of the month, the benchmark index EGX 30 jumped 8.14 percent to 8,826 points, said a monthly 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) soared 6.27 percent, reaching 628 points.
The all-embracing EGX 100 index was also up 7.2 percent to hit 1,109 points.