The VN-Index grew by 2.69 points to 1,033.33 points before dropping to 1,013 points. Later, the appearance of demand helped this benchmark index rebound and reach 1,040.54 points, up 9.9 points, at the end of the trading day.
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Investors watch stock fluctuations on the ABC Securities trading floor in Hanoi. |
Among the large-cap stocks, GAS and VCB lost VND 1,000 and VND 300 per share, respectively. SAB and VNM witnessed respective increases of VND 10,000 and VND 6,100, while BVH, CTG and MSN rose between VND 250 and VND 3,100 per share.
Notably, VHM of Vinhomes posted a historic trading session when nearly 268 million shares worth over VND 30.7 trillion (about USD 1.35 billion) were traded.
More than 408 million units equivalent to over VND 35 trillion were traded on the HOSE.
In the VN30 basket, measuring the 30 largest stocks by market capitalization on the HOSE, 10 stocks saw price declines while six others stayed unchanged and 14 enjoyed price hikes.
The VN30-Index climbed 15.12 points to 1,022.21 points on May 18. More than 46 million shares were traded at some VND 2.2 trillion (USD 96.58 million).
Meanwhile, HNX-Index on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HXN) ended at 123.65 points, down 0.23 point from the previous trading day, with more than 38 million units worth VND 633 billion (USD 27.79 million) traded.
The HNX30-Index, tracking the HNX’s 30 leading shares in terms of market capitalisation and liquidity, inched up 0.92 point to 226.28 points. About 23 million shares worth over VND 492 billion (USD 21.6 million) were traded.
The UpCoM-Index on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UpCoM) gained 0.21 point to close at 55.99 points. More than 17 million shares were traded at almost VND 374 billion (USD 16.42 million) on this market.
Source: VNA