The VN-Index on Sept. 10 edged up 0.76 percent to close at 540.19 points, in continued mixed trading on the HCM Stock Exchange.

Trading volume fell slightly to 51.5 million shares on a total revenue of 2.4 trillion VND (134.8 million USD). Sacombank (STB) was the most active share, with a volume of 4.3 million, representing 8 percent of the total market volume on the day.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange on Sept. 10, the HNX-Index closed little changed at 167.34 points, a negligible gain of 0.19 percent, as banking shares Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) and Sai Gon-Hanoi Bank (SHB) also lost ground.

Trading volume on the northern bourse improved slightly to 28 million shares, worth a combined 911.1 billion VND (51.2 million USD). Kim Long Securities (KLS) continued as market leader, with 2.3 million shares changing hands, followed closely by Vinaconex Group (VCG), with 1.7 million.

There were few factors supporting market growth in the short term, as global stock markets – especially US and Chinese exchanges – were still facing potential instability, while domestic good news, from positive corporate results to a higher credit growth target affirmed by the State Bank and another possible economic stimulus package, were all reflected in current share prices, said the Kim Eng Securities Co analysis department.

The company changed its rating for the VN-Index from ‘buy’ to ‘hold’. But a Kim Eng report said it was still optimistic about long-term prospects of the domestic bourse and might raise its assessment from ‘hold’ to ‘buy’ within the next few months.

On the HCM City exchange on Sept. 10, net sales by foreign investors narrowed to 13.5 billion VND (758,400 VND) from Sept. 9’s 77.3 billion VND (4.3 million USD), on a net volume of 810,300 shares.


In Hanoi , foreign investors continued as net buyers of 495,600 shares, worth a total of 19.3 billion VND (1.1 million USD)./.