The Egyptian Exchange closed this week with gains amounting to EGP 1.95 billion despite the tense political situation in the country. During the course of this week, the benchmark EGX 30 index closed 0.64 percent up at 4,839 points, the Egyptian Exchange said in a statement, of which MENA received a copy. The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) gained 0.33 percent registering 428 points. The all-embracing EGX 100 index followed suit with 0.26 percent taking the index up to 716 points.