The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes were up at the close of Monday's trading, backed by purchase operations by institutions and foreign investment funds.

The market capital gained about EGP 13.7 billion to reach 557.9 billion pounds, after transactions hit EGP 2.2 billion.

The EGX 30 benchmark index soared by 2.36 percent to close at 11,543.07 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid cap enterprises (SME) also rose by 1.98 percent to hit 432.78 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index also increased by 2.11 percent to reach 1034.03 points.