The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices continued their upward trend on Monday, backed by intensive purchases by investment funds and foreign investment funds.

The market capital gained about 2.1 billion pounds to reach 444.9 billion pounds, after transactions reached 1.7 billion pounds.

The EGX 30 benchmark index leapfrogged by 1.07 percent to reach 7,158.1 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) rose by 0.33 percent to 388.5 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also increased by 0.6 percent to close at 883.6 points.