Shares listed on the HCM Stock Exchange failed to retain gains during the session on October 11 though advancers overwhelmed decliners by 129-68.

The VN-Index retreated 0.12 percent to reach 394.19 points.

The trading value stood at 590.7 billion VND (28 million USD) as nearly 45.3 million shares changed hands.

More blue chips closed in red, pushing the VN30 off 0.09 percent to 461.28 points.

While half of the 30 shares tracked by the index tumbled, only nine managed to post gains, with logistics firm Gemadept (GMD) and property developer Tan Tao (ITA) hitting their ceiling prices.

Meanwhile, on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index rose by 0.6 percent, ending at 55.84 points. Only 74 out of the total 394 listed codes declined.

Market value totalled 314.1 billion VND (14.9 million USD) with 45.5 million shares exchanged, jumping 63 percent on the previous day's level in terms of trading value.

The HNX30, composed of the bourse's 30 leading shares by capitalisation and liquidity, finished at 105.08 points – a 1 percent gain.

The performance of these 30 stocks alone accounted for 74.3 percent of the entire northern market.

Foreign investors were sellers on both exchanges, unloading a combined margin of 8.7 billion VND (414,200 USD).-VNA