Egypt's stock market closed in the red zone for the third session in a row, as the benchmark EGX30 index on Tuesday went down by 0.52 percent, recording 8,444.93 points and a turnover of LE299 million, the Egyptian Exchange data showed.
Meanwhile, the small and mid-cap EGX70 index and the broader EGX100 index declined by 0.61 percent and 0.54 percent, respectively.
Local and foreign institutions were net buyers, recording net flows of LE16.21 million and LE14.02 million, respectively, while Arab institutions were net sellers, recording net flows of LE29.6 million.
The EGX market capital lost LE2.52 billion (US$332 million), hitting LE487.59 billion, compared to LE490.11 billion on Monday.