Egyptian Stocks Fall 0.6%

Updated 3/6/2019 8:32:00 AM

Cairo:  Egypt's blue-chip index fell 0.6 percent with its largest lender Commercial International Bank Egypt sliding 2 percent and Egyptian Chemical Industries decreased 1 percent.

Egyptian Chemical provided an update on a project, saying cost may reach up to 15 billion Egyptian pounds ($859.35 million) after rehabilitation of existing factories.