22 November 2011 Last updated at 07:41 ET 
The exchange reopened after an hour, and ended the day 5.5% lower.
Egypt's stock exchange shut for two months from January during protests that ousted ex-President Hosni Mubarak.
The EGX index has now lost 47% of its value since the start of the year.
The total loss in value during the first ten minutes of trading was 7.5bn Egyptian pounds ($1.2bn; £700m).
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.
Clashes between protesters and security forces in the past four days have claimed 28 lives, according to the Egyptian health ministry.
Egyptian stock exchange suspended after 5% dip
The stock exchange was shut for two months earlier this year during protests against Hosni Mubarak
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.The exchange reopened after an hour, and ended the day 5.5% lower.
Egypt's stock exchange shut for two months from January during protests that ousted ex-President Hosni Mubarak.
The EGX index has now lost 47% of its value since the start of the year.
The total loss in value during the first ten minutes of trading was 7.5bn Egyptian pounds ($1.2bn; £700m).
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.
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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