Stock indices rise as blue chips rally
Stock indices rise as blue chips rally
Stocks values improved this morning on both the exchanges, driven by blue chips, after two days of falls.
On the HCM Stock Exchange, the VN-Index added 0.79 per cent to end at 587.16 points, while the HNX-Index on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange rose 0.52 per cent to close at 88.48 points.
Liquidity remained modest, as just 87 million shares worth VND1.5 trillion (US$70.4 million) were traded on the two bourses by the end of this morning.
Blue chips rallied this morning, with the VN30 (which tracks the top 30 shares by market value and liquidity) rising by 0.9 per cent to stand at 621.92 points.
With 13.5 million of its shares exchanged, Quang Nam Rubber Investment (VHG) was the most active stock in HCM City this morning. However, its share price dropped by 4.64 per cent to close at VND14,400 per share.
Meanwhile, KLF Joint Venture Global Investment (KLF) still led trading on the Ha Noi market, with 5.2 million of its shares being exchanged, climbing 1.43 per cent to finish at VND14,200 per share.
The trading will resume at 1pm.
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