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Egyptian stock exchange suspended after 5% dip | Egyptian stock exchange suspended after 5% dip |
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Trading on Egypt's stock exchange was automatically suspended on Tuesday after the main EGX 100 index fell 5%. | Trading on Egypt's stock exchange was automatically suspended on Tuesday after the main EGX 100 index fell 5%. |
It followed a 4% fall on Monday, and came as Egypt's ruling military council began talks with protesters following violent clashes in the capital. | It followed a 4% fall on Monday, and came as Egypt's ruling military council began talks with protesters following violent clashes in the capital. |
The exchange reopened after an hour, with the EGX 100 index closing down 5.5%. It has now fallen 47% this year. | |
Egypt's stock exchange shut for two months from January during protests that ousted ex-President Hosni Mubarak. | Egypt's stock exchange shut for two months from January during protests that ousted ex-President Hosni Mubarak. |
The suspension occurs against a backdrop of intense confrontations between government forces and protesters calling for regime change. | The suspension occurs against a backdrop of intense confrontations between government forces and protesters calling for regime change. |
Egypt has been ruled by an interim military council led by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi for the past nine months. | Egypt has been ruled by an interim military council led by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi for the past nine months. |
Clashes between protesters and security forces in the past four days have claimed 28 lives, according to the Egyptian health ministry. | Clashes between protesters and security forces in the past four days have claimed 28 lives, according to the Egyptian health ministry. |
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