An increase in buys at the very end of August 6’s session on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange enabled the VN-Index to stave off pressure from profit-takers earlier in the day, allowing the Index to close almost unchanged at 481.44, a gain of just 0.03 percent.

Trading was active, with a market value of 2.2 trillion VND (123.6 million USD) on a volume of 58.3 million shares. Sacombank (STB) reclaimed its spot as the most-active share, with 6.6 million shares changing hands, accounting for just over 11 percent of total market volume.

Foreign investors were net buyers of 1.3 million shares on the HCM City market on August 6, most favouring shares in Pha Lai Thermal Power (PPC) and Hoa Phat Group (HPG).

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange the same day, the HNX-Index was calculated incorrectly at mid-session, but the glitch was fixed immediately to reflect real-time trading. Overall, the HNX-Index also largely stood pat on the day, closing off just two-thirds of a percentage point to 152.92.

This northern market saw 24.33 million shares changing hands, worth a combined 789.47 billion VND (44.4 million USD). Kim Long Securities (KLS) led trading, on a volume of 2.7 million shares. Foreign investors were net sellers on the northern bourse by a net of 206,500 shares./.