Shares were back in the positive territory in Hanoi on Sept. 29 but retreated in HCM City.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index closed up 0.3 percent to 73.58 points. Advancers pipped decliners by 142-116, but the value of trades fell 25.5 percent from the previous session to just 386.7 billion VND (18.7 million USD), with 35.8 million shares traded.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index closed up 0.3 percent to 73.58 points. Advancers pipped decliners by 142-116, but the value of trades fell 25.5 percent from the previous session to just 386.7 billion VND (18.7 million USD), with 35.8 million shares traded.

On the HCM Stock Exchange, the VN-Index closed down by 0.8 percent to 433.97 points. The value of trades eased by 50 billion VND (2.4 million USD) from Sept. 27’s level to just over 647 billion VND (31.3 million USD) on a volume of 37.6 million shares.

Blue chips tumbled, with most of the 10 leading shares by capitalisation losing value. Food processor Masan Group (MSN) and insurer Bao Viet Holdings (BVH) each slumped by nearly 4 percent. Vietcombank (VCB) rose to its ceiling price of 27,900 VND per share, while Sacombank (STB), dairy producer Vinamilk (VNM) and software giant FPT each advanced by 0.7-1 percent./.