The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) lost about 7.7 billion pounds at the close of trading on Sunday on the back of sale operations by local and Arab investment funds.

The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 1.82 percent reaching 11,145.95 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) also declined by 0.63 percent recording 444.95 points. 

The overall EGX 100 index also declined by 0.92 percent reaching 1,052.09 points.