HOSE witnesses record transaction value of 1.54 billion USD

Vietnam’s stock market recorded a memorable trading session on May 18 when total transaction value surpassed 35 trillion VND (1.54 billion USD) on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE).
HOSE witnesses record transaction value of 1.54 billion USD ảnh 1Investors watch stock fluctuations on the ABC Securities trading floor in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’sstock market recorded a memorable trading session on May 18 when totaltransaction value surpassed 35 trillion VND (1.54 billion USD) on the Ho Chi MinhStock Exchange (HOSE).

The VN-Index grew by 2.69 points to 1,033.33points before dropping to 1,013 points. Later, the appearance of demand helpedthis benchmark index rebound and reach 1,040.54 points, up 9.9 points, at theend of the trading day.

Among the large-cap stocks, GAS and VCB lost1,000 VND and 300 VND per share, respectively. SAB and VNM witnessed respectiveincreases of 10,000 VND and 6,100 VND, while BVH, CTG and MSN rose between 250 VNFand 3,100 VND per share.

Notably, VHM of Vinhomes posted a historictrading session when nearly 268 million shares worth over 30.7 trillion VND(about 1.35 billion USD) were traded.

More than 408 million units equivalent to over35 trillion VND were traded on the HOSE.

In the VN30 basket, measuring the 30 largeststocks by market capitalisation on the HOSE, 10 stocks saw price declines whilesix others stayed unchanged and 14 enjoyed price hikes.

The VN30-Index climbed 15.12 points to 1,022.21points on May 18. More than 46 million shares were traded at some 2.2 trillionVND (96.58 million USD).

Meanwhile, HNX-Index on the Hanoi Stock Exchange(HXN) ended at 123.65 points, down 0.23 point from the previous trading day,with more than 38 million units worth 633 billion VND (27.79 million USD)traded.

The HNX30-Index, tracking the HNX’s 30 leadingshares in terms of market capitalisation and liquidity, inched up 0.92 point to226.28 points. About 23 million shares worth over 492 billion VND (21.6 millionUSD) were traded.

The UpCoM-Index on the Unlisted Public CompanyMarket (UpCoM) gained 0.21 point to close at 55.99 points. More than 17million shares were traded at almost 374 billion VND (16.42 million USD) onthis market.-VNA
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