A diverse atmosphere prevails in the news of the Egyptian Stock Exchange during today’s trading session, Sunday, the second of November 2025, as the indices recorded a collective decline at the beginning of the week under pressure from the sales of Arab traders, while the transactions of Egyptians and foreigners tended towards buying, and the market capitalization decreased by 8 billion pounds, ending trading at 2.761 trillion pounds.
The Stock Exchange administration announced the suspension of trading of 9 stocks for 10 minutes, due to them exceeding 5%, whether plus or minus, during today’s session. The suspended stocks include the Arab Forum for Investments, Faisal Islamic Bank, and other companies such as the General Land Reclamation and Arab Investments. This comes as an expression of the market volatility during the session.
Regarding the performance of the markets, the stock exchange witnessed the trading of 1.3 billion securities with a total value of 4.5 billion pounds, and 136.3 thousand transactions were carried out across 218 companies, and the percentage of Egyptian transactions reached 93.85%, while foreigners and Arabs accounted for 1.59% and 4.56%, respectively, and with the entry of institutions with a share of 18.31%, the presence of individuals reached 81.68%.
The “EGX30” index was among the largest decliners, falling by 0.48% to 38,082 points. The “EGX30 Weighted Index” also witnessed a decline of 0.29%. The “EGX70” index for small and medium stocks also declined by 0.06% to close at 12,078 points, while the Islamic Sharia Index recorded an increase of 0.17%.
As for stock trading, the shares of 75 companies rose at the end of trading, while the shares of 123 companies declined, leaving 21 companies without any change. The Stock Exchange also announced the implementation of a deal on the shares of Cleopatra Hospital Company for 5.6 million shares, worth 44.8 million pounds, as part of the reward and motivation system for workers.
