Market Update: Egypt stocks close Thursday with tiny gain

Ahram Online, Thursday 31 May 2012

Egyptian stocks have closed the week marginally in the green, the benchmark EGX30 up 0.01 per cent at 4,686 points by the end of Thursday's session.

The broader EGX70 slipped a similarly marginal 0.03 per cent.
 
From the 144 stocks traded on Thursday, 31 gained in value and 101 declined.
 
Total turnover was a very thin LE187.6 million ($31.02m), with LE117.2 of this tied up in Orascom Construction Industries.
 
A more detailed market report will follow shortly
 
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