The VN-Index saw a modest gain of another 0.36 percent on January 6, closing at 534.46 points on the HCM Stock Exchange, for the third consecutive rising day.

Trading volume fell slightly to 65.47 million shares, north a combined 3.18 trillion VND( 170 million USD). Shares drew a distinction with gainers and losers being nearly on a par by 82:27 ratio. Saigon Securities Inc (SSI) grew to be the most active share on the southern bourse with over 3.6 million shares traded.

On a divergent move the HNX-Index on the Hanoi Stock Exchange on January 6 slid 2.02 percent from the previous session to close at 179.56 points.

The volume of the day’s trades, however, rose by 11.5 percent to 41.57 million shares, worth a total of 1.58 trillion VND (84.5 million USD), up 19.7 percent from the Jan. 5’s session.

Another brokerage, Kim Long KLS) led the northern market as the most heavily traded share with over 5.7 million shares changing hands.

Foreign investors on January 6 continued to be net buyers on both bourses, responsible for a combined volume of 1.28 million shares, worth 36.6 billion VND (1.96 million USD)./.