Shares test new levels
HA NOI (VNS)– Shares managed to retain their rally in HCM City but retreated in Ha Noi as they began to test whether yesterday’s rally was sustainable.
On the HCM City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index gained 0.08 per cent to 471.47 points.
Advancers outnumbered decliners by 104-87.
Market value improved slightly, rising to VND466.3 billion (US$22.2 million) on trading volume of 26 million shares.
The VN30, tracking the city’s top 30 shares, tested the rally with eight stocks tumbling. Meanwhile, the rising stocks still prevailed, with 16 codes growing. The index added 0.39 per cent to 541.16 points.
On the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index fell 0.36 per cent, reaching 60.60 points. Around 70 per cent of the listed shares closed unchanged.
Trading was sluggish. Only 17.9 million shares changed hands, totalling a combined value of VND128.9 billion ($6.1 million).
Shares tracked by the HNX30 also had an off day. The index slid nearly 0.6 per cent to hit 116.49 points.
Trading will resume at 1 pm. – VNS