Egypt stocks open strong

The exchange had been shuttered since January 27,just two days after the mass protests that eventually forced President Hosni Mubarak from power began. It had fallen over 16 per cent before closing down,and on its first day back in business,the benchmark EGX30 index closed down almost 9 per cent,and fell another roughly 3.7 per cent the following day.

On both those days,trading was suspended within minutes of the market8217;s opening.

But individual investors who had largely stood on the sidelines last week,stepped back in the market,while institutional investors were seen the still selling,though at lower volumes than before,traders said.

8220;The buyers are mainly Egyptians and Gulf Arabs,8221; said Khaled Naga,a broker with Mega Investments who on Thursday had predicted that most shares could move back into the black after spending the first two days of the market8217;s reopening trading at or near their 10 percent limit down.

8220;The last couple of days were not surprising,8221; said Naga. 8220;Even if there8217;s a correction tomorrow,it8217;s not worrying. Things are stabilizing now.8221;

The EGX30 was trading up almost 5 per cent,to 5,198 points,by 11:15 am local time,according to the Egyptian Exchange8217;s Web site. The EGX100 was up almost 7 per cent.

Gains were registered across almost all sectors,with many shares trading at or near their 10 per cent upper limit.

Mobile phone service provider Mobinil was up 9.9 per cent,at 136.91 pounds,according to Zawya.com,a financial data provider.

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