The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices closed in Monday's session collectively down over sales by local investors.

The market capital lost about EGP 7.5 billion to hit EGP 496.2 billion, after transactions reached EGP 1.1 billion, their lowest in 2015.

The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 1.62 percent reaching 8,493.68 points.

The broader EGX70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) dropped by 2.8 percent recording 475.05 points.

The overall EGX100 index was down 2.18 percent reaching 962.75 points.