EGP index decreased against a basket of major currencies to 35.344 points at today's trading

The Egyptian pound index declined against major currencies at the close of trading on Sunday, May 15, falling to 35.344 points, compared to 35.499 points at the close of trading last Thursday.

The pound's decline was attributed to its weakness against the US dollar, the euro, the Japanese yen, the UAE dirham, the Saudi riyal, and the Chinese yuan, while it strengthened against the British pound at the close of trading.

The average selling price of the US dollar rose from EGP 52.95 to EGP 53.34 at the close of trading, while the average buying price increased from EGP 52.85 to EGP 53.24.

Similarly, the average selling price of the euro rose from EGP 61.96 to EGP 62.02 at the close of trading, and the average buying price increased from EGP 61.83 to EGP 61.89.

 The average selling price of the Chinese yuan rose from EGP 7.80 to EGP 7.83 at the close of trading today, while the average buying price increased from EGP 7.78 to EGP 7.82.

The average selling price of the Japanese yen rose from EGP 33.52 to EGP 33.60 at the close of trading today, and the average buying price increased from EGP 33.46 to EGP 33.53.

The average selling price of the UAE dirham rose from EGP 14.42 to EGP 14.52 at the close of trading today, and the average buying price increased from EGP 14.39 to EGP 14.49.

The average selling price of the Saudi riyal also rose from EGP 14.11 to EGP 14.22 at the close of trading today, and the average buying price increased from EGP 14.09 to EGP 14.19.  The average selling price of the British pound fell from 71.57 Egyptian pounds to 71.10 Egyptian pounds at the close of trading today, while the average buying price fell from 71.39 Egyptian pounds to 70.92 Egyptian pounds at the end of trading today.