The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of Tuesday's trading amid purchase operations from Egyptian and foreign investors. 

The market capital gained about EGP 3.7 billion to reach 561.6 billion pounds, after transactions hit EGP 2.04 billion.

The EGX 30 benchmark index slightly increased by 0.2 percent to close at 11,519.8 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) rose by 1.3 percent to hit 438.4 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also increased by 1.06 percent to reach 1,044.99 points.