Arab Finance: Egyptian stock market started the week on a mixed note with the blue chip index EGX30 which added 1.29% to close at 11,444.06 points, the small- and medium-sized enterprises index EGX70 ebbed 0.12% to close at 448.82 points and the broader index EGX100 index edged up 0.43% to close at 1,065.12 points.

It is worth mentioning, the Egyptian Exchange delayed beginning of trading for 1 minute mourning Egypt's innocent Victims.

Trading volume reached 406.308 million shares, with a total value of LE1.784 billion, over 36,764 trades. Market capitalization was LE569.798 billion.

Today, the gainers reached 94 companies, while decliners were 52 companies, and unchanged were amounting to 30 companies.

Among the volume leaders were Orascom Telecom (OTMT) edged up 1.3% to close at LE0.78 and 70.1 million shares in volume; Porto Group (PORT) gained 3.45% to close at LE0.30 and 65.6 million shares in volume; Amer Group (AMER) closed flat at LE0.32 and 45.9 million shares in volume; Qalaa Holding (CCAP) kept unchanged at LE0.95 and 28.5 million shares in volume and Palm Hills (PHDC) added 1.95% to close at LE3.13 and 22.4 million shares in volume.

Among the best three performers by price were Holding Company for Financial Investments (Lakah Group) (HCFI), jumped 28.3% to close at LE0.68; Egyptian Modern Education Systems (MOED) soared 20% to close at LE9.01 and  M.B Engineering (MBEN) rose 19% to close at LE4.49.

Moreover, the worst three performers by price Misr Conditioning (Miraco) (MRCO) dipped 8% to close at LE56.26; Nasr Company for Civil Works (NCCW) lost 6.79% to close at LE12.90 and Modern Shorouk Printing & Packaging (SMPP) declined by 5.87% to close at LE8.50.

Egyptian investors formed 81.08% of today's action, while Arab investors made 8.11%, and foreign investors formed 10.81%.

Egyptian investors were net sellers by LE49.9 million, while foreign and Arab investors were net buyers by LE49.2 million and LE696,967 respectively.

Individuals made 57.91% of trades, versus 42.08% by Institutions.