Heavy sales of blue chips dragged the VN-Index down by 0.23 percent on July 21 to a close of 505.40 points.
The HCM Stock Exchange saw 124 out of 251 listed shares down by the end of the session, including many blue chips, such as Sacombank (STB), down 0.57 percent, Saigon Securities Inc (SSI), down 0.59 percent, and Vietcombank (VCB), down 1.28 percent.
Vinh Son-Song Hinh Hydropower (VSH), the day's most-active share on a volume of 1.75 million, also decline by 0.73 percent in value.
The overall value of trades on the southern bourse stayedmodest at 1.47 trillion VND (77.3 million USD), with a volume of 49.6 million shares.
On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index fell by 0.74 percent to end the session at 158.97 points.
The value of trades also eased off by 5 percent from the previous session to just 1.3 trillion VND (70 million USD), while volume totalled 48.6 million shares.
Kim Long Securities (KLS) was the most active share nationwide, with 5 million shares changing hands.
Penny stocks remained central to the day's trading, with a number registering gains, including Lam Dong Pharmaceuticals (LDP), TNG Investment and Trading (TNG) and Can Tho Cement (CCM)./.
The HCM Stock Exchange saw 124 out of 251 listed shares down by the end of the session, including many blue chips, such as Sacombank (STB), down 0.57 percent, Saigon Securities Inc (SSI), down 0.59 percent, and Vietcombank (VCB), down 1.28 percent.
Vinh Son-Song Hinh Hydropower (VSH), the day's most-active share on a volume of 1.75 million, also decline by 0.73 percent in value.
The overall value of trades on the southern bourse stayedmodest at 1.47 trillion VND (77.3 million USD), with a volume of 49.6 million shares.
On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index fell by 0.74 percent to end the session at 158.97 points.
The value of trades also eased off by 5 percent from the previous session to just 1.3 trillion VND (70 million USD), while volume totalled 48.6 million shares.
Kim Long Securities (KLS) was the most active share nationwide, with 5 million shares changing hands.
Penny stocks remained central to the day's trading, with a number registering gains, including Lam Dong Pharmaceuticals (LDP), TNG Investment and Trading (TNG) and Can Tho Cement (CCM)./.
