CAIRO, Dec 3 (MENA) - Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes went up at the close of trading on Tuesday, backed by purchases by institutions, local investment funds and foreign and Egyptian investors.

The capital market ended trading at EGP 2.236 trillion amid transactions that reached nearly EGP 174.5 billion.

The EGX 30 benchmark index increased 0.34% to reach 30,628.74 points.

The broader EGX 70 index of the leading smaller and mid-cap enterprises (SME) climbed 0.52% to register 8,460.57 points.

The all-embracing EGX 100 index was up 0.30% to close at 11,603.59 points. (MENA)

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