The EGX30 rose 1.7% at today’s close on turnover of EGP 1.2 bn. Local investors were net buyers. The index is up 14.4% YTD.

In the green: Ezz Steel (+8.8%), Fawry (+7.2%) and Heliopolis Housing and Development (+6.1%).

In the red: Egypt Kuwait Holding (-1.9%), CIRA Education (-1.7%) and Eastern Company (-1.1%).