Trading excitement from the opening of Sept. 14 session on the HCM Stock Exchange drove the VN-Index up 8.60 points to 556.59, a gain of 1.57 percent to start the new week.

The value of the day’s trades reached a heady 2.92 trillion VND (164 million USD) on a volume of 62.96 million shares.


Sacombank (STB) claimed the spot as most active share, with 6.35 million traded.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index also advanced by 1.51 percent on September 14 to close at 171.83 points, with 41.13 million shares changing hands for a combined value of 1.4 trillion VND (78.7 million USD).

Foreign investors were net sellers on September 14 on both stock exchanges, selling off a combined net of 1.1 million shares.

Bao Viet Securities Co analyst Nguyen Xuan Binh predicted that the HCM City market would continue upward within a resistance zone of 560-576 points, now that the VN-Index has passed the 550 mark.

“However, short-term investors would still face high risk”, Binh said and he recommended that day traders exercise caution on any new investments./.