Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Wednesday closing

The banking sector on the Egyptian Exchange closed trading on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, with a decline in the sector’s market capitalization of 1.72%, reaching EGP 719.12 billion at the end of today’s session, compared to EGP 731.71 billion at the close of yesterday’s session, Tuesday.

The banking sector’s market capitalization accounted for 24.93% of the total market capitalization, the highest proportion among all sectors listed on the exchange.

Trading value in banking sector stocks reached approximately EGP 507.15 million, representing 10.72% of total market turnover today. A total of about 7.51 million shares were traded in the sector, accounting for 0.43% of the exchange’s total trading volume.

The Egyptian Exchange also closed today’s session with a broad-based decline across all indices, as foreign investors headed toward net buying with a value of EGP 258.8 million.

The benchmark index EGX30 fell by 1.43% to close at 43,686 points, while the EGX70 declined by 2.44% to 12,708 points, and the EGX100 dropped by 2.09% to end at 17,004 points.