The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices went down on Wednesday due to intensive share sales.

The market capital reached EGP 445.7 billion after transactions worth EGP 1.2 billion.

The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 0.74 percent, reaching 7,150 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) inched down by 0.15 percent, recording 387.89 points.

The overall EGX 100 index was down 0.09 percent, reaching 834.39 points