Stock indexes lift thanks to tighter trading band

Vietnam ’s stock indexes saw modest increases at the March 27 trading session, the first day when the stock trading bands reduce to 1 percent and 2 percent, respectively, in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi .

By closing, the VN-Index at the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE) rose 4.08 points or 0.81 percent to end the session at 508.75 points.

As many as 5.9 million shares worth a total 324 billion VND were changed hands.

Particularly, ceiling prices of almost shares listed on HoSE increased.

The HaSTC-Index on the Hanoi bourse jumped 0.57 points, equivalent to 0.33 percent, to 175.88 points.

The market saw 739,000 shares traded, valued at more than 29 billion VND.

VNA

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