The Egyptian Exchange lost some 4.8 billion pounds at the end of trading Tuesday on the back of profit-taking operations. The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 1.75 percent reaching 6,245.46 points. The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) dropped by 0.76 percent recording 523.44 points. The overall EGX 100 index was down 0.78 percent reaching 875.01 points.