The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) closed Monday with limited losses affected by sales of leading shares by foreign and Arab investors in the real estate and investment sectors.

The market capital lost about EGP 200 million to hit EGP 499.2 billion after weak transactions of EGP 450 million.

The main benchmark EGX 30 index closed at a stable point after having lost its morning gains to remain at 8,691.85 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) dropped by 0.25 percent recording 468.97 points.

The overall EGX 100 index was down 0.36 percent reaching 965.07 points.