HNX Index keeps falling, VN Index gains over 1pct thanks to blue-chips
The Vietnam stock market has undergone a very stressful and dismal trading week. Entering the new trading week, the index of Hochiminh Stock Exchange (STC) bounced 8.99 points or 1.96 percent to 468.22 pts whereas the HNX Index slipped 0.28 points or 0.031 percent to end at 90.65 pts.
On the southern bourse, the total trading volume including matching order trade and negotiation transactions reached over 22.89 million shares valued at over 530.4 billion dong, falling 26.37 percent in volume and 25.42 percent in value from the previous trading session.
On the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX), the total market trade reached over 37.22 million shares for over 465 billion dong, rising 50.73 percent in volume and 26.19 percent in value over the last trading session.
The blue colour covered most of listed shares during the trading session today March 7. Closing the trading session, the southern bourse saw 134 gainers and 88 losers while the figures on the northern floor were 145 and 123 respectively.
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