Egypt's bourse to resume trade before week's end

CAIRO: Egypt's bourse will reopen before the end of this week, the head of the Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry told Reuters on Sunday.

The stock exchange has been shut since January 27 amid a popular uprising that forced President Hosni Mubarak from office.

"There is an agreement to return to trading by the end of this week, but the day has not been specified yet," Mohamed Abdel-Salam, head of MCSD, told Reuters.