Shares slide in Ha Noi, gain in HCM City
Shares slide in Ha Noi, gain in HCM City
Shares continued to rally in HCM City but retreated in Ha Noi this morning.
On the HCM City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index closed at 481.83 points, increasing 0.1 per cent.
Around one-third of the listed stocks added value, while 75 codes tumbled.
Market value reached VND498.8 billion (US$23.7 million) on a volume of 31.1 million shares.
Meanwhile, among blue chips, nearly half of the 30 leading shares tracked by the VN30-Index fell, including insurer Bao Viet (BVH), food processor Masan (MSN) and Vietcombank (VCB).
Only 10 of these large-cap shares managed to rise. The index overall slid 0.18 per cent to 552.32 points.
On the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index shed 0.76 per cent to 61.59 points.
Losers overwhelmed gainers by 114-38 points.
Almost 23.7 million shares changed hands and trading value fetched VND189 billion ($9 million).
The HNX30-Index, composed of the exchange's top shares, also dropped 0.9 per cent, standing at 119.28 points.
Trading will resume at 1pm
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