The VN-Index stood in place on July 9, closing off 0.09 percent to 446.4 points, with further losses staved off by active foreign investor buys.

Trades on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange totaled 920.9 billion VND (51.7 million USD), on a volume of 25.9 million shares. Sacombank (STB) continued to hold the place as the most active share, with 3.5 million traded.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, meanwhile, the HNX-Index also closed off only slightly, down 0.59 percent to 148.38 points, but volumes rose to 12.1 million shares, worth a combined 373.4 billion VND (21 million USD). Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) was the northern bourse’s most-active share, with 1.6 million units traded.

Foreign investors on July 9 were net buyers on both exchanges to the tune of 1.3 million shares, marking the 11th consecutive session in which foreigners were net buyers.

The UPCoM-Index closed up a smidgen on July 9, gaining 0.28 percent to close at 72.46, ending three straight days of declines.

But market value continued to be tiny, falling to 288,995 shares and a total value of 3.7 billion VND (207,865 USD). SME Securities (SME) led the market with 89,770 shares changing hands./.