Shares continue to dip in the capital city
National stocks followed Thusday's movements by rallying in HCM City and tumbling in Ha Noi. On the HCM Stock Exchange, the VN-Index added 0.5 per cent to 410.57 points, although losers outnumbered gainers by 129-83.
Market value jumped 43 per cent over yesterday's level, totalling VND659.1 billion (US$31.3 million). Trading volume reached 34 million shares.
Only five of the top 15 blue chips managed gains between 0.8-3.7 per cent, including insurer Bao Viet Holdings (BVH), software giant FPT (FPT), food processor Masan (MSN), Vinamilk (VNM) and hotel developer Vinpearlland (VPL).
Property trading firm Hoang Quan (HQC) saw the highest volume of more than 1.7 million shares exchanged on the southern bourse.
Meanwhile on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index pared earlier gains to conclude the session 0.7 per cent lower at 65.97 points. One third of listed stocks lost value.
Both the value and volume of trades slightly fell from yesterday's figure, standing at VND271.1 billion ($12.9 million) and 26.4 million shares, respectively.
Kim Long Securities Co (KLS), as in the previous sessions, was the most active code nationwide with investors exchanging 2.97 million of its shares.
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