The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed down on Thursday down amid selling operations by institutions and investment funds.

The market capital lost about EGP 1.2 billion to hit EGP 483.9 billion, after transactions of about EGP 1.7 billion.

The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 0.68 percent reaching 8314.72 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) dropped by 0.55 percent recording 442.26 points.

The overall EGX 100 index was down 0.56 percent reaching 936.54 points.