Impressive gains by real estate shares helped lifted the VN-Index up 6.96 points on Sept. 21 to close at 577.97, a rise of 1.22 percent, marking the eight straight day of increases on the HCM Stock Exchange.

Trading volume improved to 65.8 million shares, while turnover remained at last week’s heady average of 3.3 trillion VND (185.4 million USD). Market leader Sacombank (STB) generated orders for 7.2 million shares, representing 11 percent of the volume.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index increased 0.77 percent to close at 177.82, with construction shares – including Vinaconex (VCG) and shares in the Song Da family (from SD2 to SD9) – also hitting the ceiling.

The value of the day’s trades reached 1.2 trillion VND (67.4 million USD) on a volume of 33.8 million shares. Kim Long Securities (KLS) showed the heaviest activity on the northern market, with 3.4 million shares changing hands, followed closely by Asia Commercial bank (ACB) with 1.8 million.

In HCM City on Sept. 21, foreign investors continued as net sellers of 1.2 million shares, with a net value of 113.7 billion VND (6.4 million USD).

In Hanoi , foreign investors were responsible for net sales of 16,600 shares, worth 3.3 billion VND (185,300 USD), on a total volume of 8.9 million shares traded./.