The Egyptian stock exchange ended trading on Monday with a positive performance for the second consecutive session, as the main and secondary market indices closed with collective gains supported by a clear buying wave from local institutions, while Arab and foreign investors moved towards selling.

The market capitalization of listed stocks added about 21 billion EGP to reach 2.564 trillion EGP by the end of trading, reflecting continued improvement in liquidity levels and market confidence.

Today’s session witnessed clear trading activity, with a trading volume of about 1.2 billion securities valued at a total of 4.9 billion EGP, through executing more than 111.6 thousand transactions involving shares of 218 listed companies. Egyptians accounted for the largest share of total trades at 90.17%, while foreigners held 4.72%, and Arabs 5.11%. Institutions represented about 25.34% of market volume versus 74.65% for individuals, reflecting the continued dominance of individual trading in daily activity.

Regarding buying and selling trends, net transactions of Egyptian individuals were towards selling with a value of 187.3 million EGP. Arab individuals sold shares worth 85.6 million EGP, and foreigners sold 2.6 million EGP. Arab institutions sold net 617.5 thousand EGP, and foreign institutions sold net 233.5 million EGP. Meanwhile, Egyptian institutions opposed this trend and were the main driver of the market rise, recording net purchases of about 509.6 million EGP.

On the indices’ performance, the main EGX30 index rose by 0.62% to close at 36,391 points. The EGX30 Capped index increased by 0.68% to close at 44,752 points, and the EGX30 Total Return index rose by 0.61% to reach 16,359 points. The EGX35-LV low volatility price index increased by 0.72% to close at 3,973 points.

Regarding mid and small-cap indices, the EGX70 Equal Weight index continued its strong rise, recording an increase of 1.13% to close at 10,961 points. The EGX100 Equal Weight index rose by 1.06% to close at 14,526 points. Conversely, the Tamayoz index declined by 1.24% to close at 15,500 points, while the Treasury Bonds index remained stable at 2,190 points without change.

The market map showed price increases in shares of 109 companies out of the total listed companies by the end of trading, while prices of 89 companies decreased, and 20 companies maintained their previous closing levels without significant change.

Among the top gainers, Cairo Educational Services led with a gain of 19.99%, closing at 62.010 EGP, followed by Mansoura Poultry rising 19.80% to 2.420 EGP, Jadwa Industrial Development up 6.91% to 7.270 EGP, Emaar Misr Development increasing 5.93% to 8.580 EGP, and Edita Food Industries rising 5.63% to 19.500 EGP.

On the other hand, the biggest declines were in Odin Investment Fund documents for Egyptian stocks – Kasb, down 11.17% to 5.250 EGP, followed by Al Masriyeen Real Estate Investment Fund documents down 7.91% to 13.160 EGP, Egyptian Iron and Steel down 4.99% to 23.040 EGP, Raqta Paper Industry down 4.90% to 24.470 EGP, and Egypt Hotels down 4.52% to 24.730 EGP.

Regarding major and insider shareholder movements, the session showed varied trends; insiders bought shares in Palm Hills Developments and Union Pharmaceutical for Medical Services and Investment, acquiring 7,000 and 4,501 shares respectively.

Groups linked to insiders also purchased shares in several companies including 25,000 shares in Arabian Cotton Ginning, 2,000 shares in Oriental Weavers, 10,000 shares in 10th of Ramadan for Pharmaceutical Industries and Diagnostic Products – Ramida, 200,000 shares in Arabian Valves, and 4,136 shares in Pyramisa Hotels and Tourist Villages.

Conversely, insiders sold shares in several companies, notably 18.3 million shares in Mansoura Poultry, 350,000 shares in Tanmeya Real Estate Investment, 15,400 shares in Commercial International Bank – Egypt (CIB), 100,000 shares in Fawry for Banking Technology and Electronic Payments, and 5,175 shares in BID – Al Badr for Investment and Development. Groups linked to insiders sold shares in CIB (1,500 shares), Mina Tourism and Real Estate Investment (5,000 shares), and E-Finance for Financial and Digital Investments (272,600 shares). A major shareholder sold 2.5 million shares in Mansoura Poultry and 24,400 shares in Al Nozha International Hospital.

On official disclosures, Memphis Pharmaceuticals and Chemical Industries announced a purchase deal by shareholder Mohamed Ashraf Omar Omar involving 9,100 shares at an average price of 138 EGP per share, totaling 1.3 million EGP, raising his ownership from 4.989% to 5.029%. The transaction was executed through Beltone Securities Brokerage.

In real estate development, the board of directors of Madinet Misr for Housing and Development approved establishing real estate development companies outside Egypt with investments of 5 million USD in these companies.

The board of Cairo Educational Services approved the fair value report for the share submitted by Karvy Consulting Services, which set the average fair price at 92.7 EGP per share. The stock ended the day up 19.99% at 62.010 EGP after the start of the takeover offer by Sera Education.