The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) recorded gains in Monday's early trading supported by purchases by local institutions and investment funds.

The bourse gained EGP 5.3 billion in today's early trading as the market capital rose to 410.1 billion pounds, compared with 404.8 billion pound at Sunday's closure.

The EGX 30 benchmark index jumped by 2.34 percent to stand at 8065.71 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) inched up 0.88 percent to 354.71 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also increased 1 percent to stand at 798.17 points.