Closed the banking sector on the Egyptian Exchange at the end of trading on sunday 3 April 2026, with an incre

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Egypt’s banking sector performance on EGX at Sunday

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Closed the banking sector on the Egyptian Exchange at the end of trading on sunday 3 April 2026, with an increase in the sector’s market capitalization by 2.29% reaching EGP 873.718 billion at the close of today’s session, compared to EGP 854.192 billion at the close of yesterday’s session.

The banking sector’s market capitalization represented  24.32% of the total market capitalization today, which is the highest percentage among all sectors listed on the exchange.

The trading value of banking sector shares amounted to EGP 594.88 million, representing 5.68% of the total trading value on the exchange today. A total of 11.58 million shares were traded in the sector, accounting for 0.50% of the total trading volume of the exchange today.

The Egyptian Stock Exchange closed today with a collective rise in the main stock market indices, amid a trend of foreign investors towards buying with a net value of 258.8 million Egyptian pounds.

The main index “EGX30” increased by 1.07% to 52.312 points, and “EGX70” rose by 1.96% to 14.303 points, and “EGX100” rose by 1.80% to 19.943 points.