Rally held back by blue chip slump

Shares rallied slightly on July 10 on both of the nation's stock exchanges, halting four days of decreases.
Shares rallied slightly on July 10 on both of the nation's stock exchanges, halting four days of decreases.

The VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange added 0.57 percent to 485.50 points.

However, trading value decreased compared to the previous day's level, reaching nearly 551.5 billion VND (26 million USD) on a volume of 29.8 million shares.

The VN30, tracking the 30 leading shares by capitalisation and liquidity on the bourse, also rose 0.3 percent to 541.53 points. One third of the blue chips advanced, nine others closed the session unchanged while the remaining 11 stocks tumbled.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index finished at 62.58 points, a 0.38 percent increase.

However, both trading value and volume declined to just 123.6 billion VND (5.8 million USD) and 16.36 million shares.

The performance of the 30 largest stocks helped the HNX30 gain more than 0.7 percent to 116.89 points.-VNA

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