Stocks correct down in the Wednesday morning
Stocks correct down in the Wednesday morning
Stock suddenly lost value on the HCM City Stock Exchange at the end of this morning's session due to the continued increasing profit-taking pressure.
The benchmark VN-Index slid 0.22 per cent to more than 487 points on a high turnover of VND1.23 trillion (US$58.6 million).
Blue chips tumbled. Only six of the 30 leading shares by market value and liquidity rallied, of which two – property developer Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAG) and seafood processor Hung Vuong (HVG) – soared to the ceiling.
Advancers slightly edged decliners by 132-124 overall.
Petro Capital Infrastructure Investment (PTL) surprised the market by becoming the most active code this morning with over 3 million shares exchanged, closing at the ceiling price of VND7,200.
On the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index finished this morning unchanged compared with yesterday's close, at 83.66 points.
Trading value reached nearly VND622.5 billion ($29.6 million) on a volume of over 54.7 million shares.
Losers outnumbered gainers by 152-120.
Two codes traded nearly 3 million shares this morning, including Habubank (HBB) and property developer Sacomreal (SCR). While HBB lost 1.5 per cent to close at VND6,600, SCR increased 0.6 per cent to VND15,900 ($0.76)
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