The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) lost about 9.7 billion pounds at the close of trading on Sunday driven by profit-making sales by Egyptian investors.

The main benchmark EGX 30 index went down by 1.36 percent reaching 1,2251.06 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) dropped by 1.7 percent recording 453,85 points. 

The overall EGX 100 index also declined by 1.42 percent reaching 1,084.41 points.