Sluggish trade weighs on markets
The VN-Index on the HCM Stock Exchange gave up 0.17 percent to close
at 383.22 points with the value of trades halving from November 21's
level, totalling just 207.5 billion VND (9.9 million USD).
Foreign investors concluded the day as net sellers on both exchanges,
unloading combined shares worth 5.7 billion VND (273,000 USD).
Half of the top 30 shares on the bourse were unchanged while nine codes
declined and seven gained value, driving the VN30 down 0.14 percent to
452.24 points.
On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, increases of blue
chips lifted the HNX-Index by 0.339 percent to a close of 51.58 points
by the end of the session.
Overall trading value was still low, however, totalling just 91.94 billion VND (4.4 million USD)./.