Intensive sales by foreign investors drove down the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices at the close of Tuesday's trading.
The market capital lost about 6 billion pounds to hit 513.6 billion pounds, amid transactions which reached about 792 million pounds.
The EGX 30 benchmark index went down by 0.51 percent to close at 9,187 points.
The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) dropped 1.6 percent to hit 1,134.04 points.