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The index is up 24.9% YTD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the green: <\/strong>Raya Holding (+12.5%), Beltone Holding (+6.4%), and Misr Cement (+6.4%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In the red: <\/strong>Oriental Weavers (-0.8%), Heliopolis Housing (-0.7%), and CIB (-0.7%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EGX30 rose 0.8% at today\u2019s close on turnover of EGP 8.8 bn (43.4% above the 90-day average). International investors were the sole net sellers. The index is up 24.9% YTD. In the green: Raya Holding (+12.5%), Beltone Holding (+6.4%), and Misr Cement (+6.4%). 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