The VN-Index posted a second day of small gains, picking up 0.73 percent to close at 419.48 as investors continued flinching over warnings about the economic situation.

Volume on the HCM Stock Exchange fell 15.6 percent from July 21’s session to only 18.6 million shares, worth a total of 687.3 billion VND (38.6 million USD), while Sacombank (STB) maintained its position as the most active share, with 3.3 million units traded, accounting for 16.8 percent of the market total.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index closed off from July 21’s turnaround by 0.39 percent, ending the day at 139.82.

Market turnover remained modest at 318.15 billion VND (17.8 million USD), with 10.4 million shares changing hands. In a surprise, the most active share on the northern bourse was Vinashin Petroleum Investment & Transport (VSP), with 1.8 million trading, making up 17.3 percent of the day’s trading volume.

On the unlisted public companies market, the UPCoM-Index continued dipping, shedding another 1.64 percent to close at 68.43. Volume was 132,326 shares, worth a total of only 1.6 billion VND (89,887 USD)./.