The VN-Index closed largely unchanged on Oct. 19 at 607.11, as trading remained mixed on the HCM Stock Exchange.

Trading volume declined sharply, falling 32 percent from the previous session but still reaching a significant 79 million shares, worth a total of 3.8 trillion VND (211.1 million USD). Saigon Securities Inc (SSI) led the market with 6.2 million shares traded, representing 7.3 percent of the total volume.

A few major shares, including those of freight forwarder Gemadept (GMD) and PetroVietnam Finance (PVF), posted strong gains, while some other blue chips, such as FPT, Vietcombank (VCB) and Vinamilk (VNM), lost value on the day.


Shares of Real Estate Investment and Trading Co (ITC) debuted on the HCM City bourse on Oct. 19, hitting the ceiling of their 20-percent opening day trading band to close at 66,000 VND (3.66 USD) per share.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index managed a gain of 1.57 percent to 210.06 points, despite declines in most major shares.

Gains in small-and mid-caps backed the rise, with An Giang Coffee (AGC), Hai Phong Cement Transport and Trading (HCT), and Tan Binh Culture Co (ALT) hitting remarkable highs.

The value of the day’s trades on the northern bourse reached 2.4 trillion VND (133.3 million USD), and volume fell by only 7 percent from the previous session’s figure to 52.2 million shares. Vinaconex Group (VCG) led trading with a volume of 4.7 million shares, followed closely by Sai Gon-Hanoi Bank, at 3.9 million.

In HCM City on Oct. 19, foreign investors were net buyers of 848,000 shares, with a net value of nearly 47 billion VND (2.6 million USD). In Hanoi, foreigners were responsible for a net sale volume of 25,000 shares, worth a net of 26.6 billion VND (1.5 million USD)./.