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Modest share rally lifts markets

Shares managed to rally towards the end of June 26's session.
Shares managed to rally towards the end of June 26's session.

On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, the VN-Index added 0.1 percent to close at 473.53 points.

While all of the 30 largest shares tracked by the VN30 tumbled on June25, ten of them managed to rally the next day, including steelmaker HoaSen (HSG) which rose 6.7 percent, and Eximbank (EIB) that gained 0.7percent.

The VN30 fell 0.1 percent to finish at 529.88 pointsat the end of June 26's session. Outside the VN30, PetroVietnam Gas(GAS) enjoyed a 3 percent increase.

Trading value fell slightly to 1.35 trillion VND (64.2 million USD) on a volume of 66.67 million shares.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index ended the session up 0.4percent at 62.24 points. The HNX30, representing the performance ofHanoi's 30 leading blue chips, grew 0.47 percent to 115.85 points.

Trading value dropped by half compared to the previous day at 208.6billion VND (9.9 million USD) on a volume of around 29 million shares.Financial group FLC (FLC) was the most active code, with 5.3 millionshares traded.

Domestic gold price hit a two-year low, beingtraded around 37.15 million VND (1,766 USD) per tael for buying and37.52 million VND (1,784 USD) for selling. (One tael is equivalent to1.2 oz).-VNA
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