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Shares climb on heavy-weight stocks
Vietnamese shares gained on Wednesday morning thanks to heavy-weight stocks.
The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange gained 0.57 per cent to end Wednesday morning at 851.28 points.
It had lost 0.44 per cent to end Tuesday at 846.43 points.
The large-cap VN30-Index rose 0.38 per cent to 789.97 points.
Twenty-one of the 30 largest stocks by market capitalisation and trading liquidity in the VN30 basket increased while only five decreased and five ended flat.
Brewer Sabeco (SAB), property firms Vingroup (VIC) and Vincom Retail (VRE), Vietinbank (CTG), dairy producer Vinamilk (VNM), consumer staples business Masan (MSN), and retailers Phu Nhuan Jewellery JSC (PNJ) and Mobile World Investment (MWG) were the best large-cap performers.
On the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index grew 2.02 per cent to end Wednesday morning at 119.38 points.
The northern market index had lost 0.16 per cent to end Tuesday at 117.02 points.
Nearly 41 million shares were traded on the two exchanges, worth nearly VND481 billion.
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