Egypt's stock market closed in the red zone for the sixth session in a row, as the benchmark EGX30 index on Thursday inched down by 0.15 percent, recording 8,626.46 points and a turnover of LE310.2 million, the Egyptian Exchange data showed.
Meanwhile, the small and mid-cap EGX70 index and the broader EGX100 index declined by 0.37 percent and 0.35 percent, respectively.
Local and Arab institutions were net sellers, recording net flows of LE8.4 million and LE18.5 million, respectively, while foreign institutions were net buyers, recording net flows of LE65.1 million.
The EGX market capital lost LE1.5 billion (US$197.4 million), hitting LE489.39 billion, compared to LE490.89 billion on Wednesday.