The benchmark VN-Index picked up 22.15 points to close at 1,196.61 points on April 2, the highest since the stock market of Vietnam was launched, when more than 245.7 million shares were sold for about VND 8.04 trillion (USD 353 million) on the HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE). The bourse saw gaining stocks outnumbered the declining ones by 155 to 140 while 42 others ended flat.
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On the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX), the HNX-Index edged up 2.94 points, closing at 135.40 points after some 52 million of shares, worth VND 937.5 billion (USD 41.15 million), were traded on the bourse. There were 72 gainers and 77 losers while 62 others ended flat.
The large-cap stocks experienced strong gains with the VN30 advancing 18.13 points. Among 20 VN30 gainers were Vietjet Air (VJC), up VND 4,200 per share; VinGroup (VIC), up VND 5.800 per share; Bao Viet Group (BVH), up VND 2,600 per share; PetroVietnam (GAS), up VND 4,700 per share; and MaSan Group (MSN), VND 1,100 per share.
The green also dominated the banking shares with gainers including Vietcombank (VCB), up VND 3,500 per share; ACB, up VND 2,500 per share; VP Bank (VPB), up VND 3,500 per share; and CTG (Vietinbank), up VND 1,600 per share.
Money pouring into the real estate sector on the stock exchanges boosted popular stocks like FLC, which gained VND 150 per share with more than 10.2 million of shares traded. Other active ones included Nova Land (NVL), up VND 2,800 per share; Sao Mai Group (ASM), Dat Xanh Group (DXG), and Hoa Binh Group (HBC).
Source: VNA