Handful of shares sustain Index
Handful of shares sustain Index
Blue chips on the HCM City Stock Exchange Tuesday morning gained ground, helping lift the VN-Index to a close of 1,285 points, an increase of 1.04 per cent over the previous session.
The VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) closed the morning trade at 1,285.96 points.
The market's breadth was positive with 226 stocks increasing while 131 stocks declined.
The liquidity was higher than the previous morning as over VNĐ10.5 trillion was poured into the market, equivalent to a trading volume of more than 341 million shares.
The VN30-Index, which tracks 30 biggest stocks on the southern bourse, witnessed a rise of 1.17 per cent to 1,420.43 points. Of the VN30 basket, 22 stocks climbed while 5 stocks slid.
The best performers in VN30 group was insurer Bao Viet Holdings (BVH), Masan Group (MSN), Vingroup (VIC), Sabeco (SAB), Vietjet (VJC), Vietnam National Petroleum Group (PLX), Vincom Retail (VRE) and PVPower (POW).
On the Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX), the HNX-Index also rose 1.43 per cent to 307.21 points.
