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Capital inflow boosts domestic indices
A significant inflow of capital into stocks this morning boosted the national benchmark indices on both exchanges.
The VN-Index on the HCM City Stock Exchange added 0.52 per cent to end at 589.3 points on the exchange of more than 96 million shares, worth VN?1.45 trillion (US$72.5 million).
This was boosted by positive macroeconomic news such as stable foreign direct investment and promising gross domestic product growth.
The VN30-Index, comprising the bourse's largest stocks by market value and liquidity, rose by 0.64 per cent to close at 636.59 points, with 21 codes making gains and only two stocks losing value.
The gains were registered by Bao Viet Holdings (BVH), Masan Group (MSN), Hoa Phat Group (HPG) and Vietcombank (VCB).
On the H No^.i Exchange, the HNX-Index rose 0.78 per cent to finish at 80.11 points, while the HNXFF-Index, comprising stocks with a minimum free float rate of 5 per cent, edged up 0.85 per cent to end at 80.68 points.
The HNX30-Index closed at 164.28 points, 1.15 per cent higher.
With 24.7 million shares traded, the total trading value reached VND325.7 billion ($15.3 million).
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