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US-DPRK Summit 2019: Stocks fall after summit

The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) declined by 1.85 percent to stand at 971.99 points at 2:43pm, as the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam concluded sooner than schedule.
US-DPRK Summit 2019: Stocks fall after summit ảnh 1The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) declined by 1.85 percent to stand at 971.99 points at 2:43pm, as the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam concluded sooner than schedule (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) declined by 1.85percent to stand at 971.99 points at 2:43pm, as the DPRK-USA Hanoi SummitVietnam concluded sooner than schedule.

Shares worth over 4.48 trillion VND (193.12million USD) were exchanged on the HoSE during the course of the day. Therewere only 94 advancing codes while up to 214 declining.

Meanwhile,the HNX-Index on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) lost 1.64 points to settle at105.86 points, with 57 increasing and nine decreasing codes.

Stocks of major sectors, including banking,petroleum, security and property, ended in the red and heavily influenced themarket.

The second summit between US President DonaldTrump and leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) KimJong-un ended without any joint statement being issued, according to the WhiteHouse. 

The office further said the subsequent meetingsbetween the two leaders will take place in the future.-VNA
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