Accelerated profit-taking on the HCM Stock Exchange on Sept. 28 held the VN-Index largely in place by the end of the day’s trading.

The Index closed off just 0.14 percent to 582.02 points.

Market volume, meanwhile, remained heavy, at 71.3 million shares, worth a total of 3.5 trillion VND (196.6 million USD).

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index closed up on Sept. 29 by just over half-a-percent to end the session at 184.43.

About 36.7 million shares changed hands on the northern market, worth a total of 1.56 trillion VND (87.15 million USD), with Kim Long Securities reported as the most-active stock on a volume of 3.9 million shares.

Foreign investors continued to be net sellers on both exchanges on Sept. 28, with a combined net volume of 1.7 million shares, but SSI analysts predicted foreign investor sales would decline this week, assisting market growth.

They also expected the market to follow the typical pattern of gaining session at the end of a fiscal quarter./.