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VN-Index bounces back, exceeding 1,150 points

The stock market experienced vibrant transactions with total value of over 6.16 trillion VND (271 million USD) on both bourses on April 17.
VN-Index bounces back, exceeding 1,150 points ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The stock market experienced vibrant transactions with total value of over6.16 trillion VND (271 million USD) on both bourses on April 17.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange(HOSE) rose 4.79 points to close at 1,153.28 points on the day.  

A total of 176 million units worth 5.43 trillion VND (238million USD) were traded on the southern bourse.

Many stocks regained their shine, including insurance, up2.42 percent; securities, up 1.02 percent; banking, up 2.58 percent; andseafood processing, up 3.62 percent, respectively.

VN30 Index, which measures theperformance of 30 stocks with the highest market capitalisation and liquidityon HOSE, increased by 2.29 points to end at 1,130.32 points with nearly 48million units worth about 2.51 trillion VND (110 million USD) traded.

Meanwhile, the HNX Index on theHanoi Stock Exchange closed at 134.25 points with almost 46 million sharesequivalent to 725 billion VND (31.9 million USD) were traded.

HNX30 Index, tracking the HNX’s30 leading shares in terms of market capitalisation and liquidity, edged up1.06 points to 250.67 points. Some 28 million units were traded at 571 billionVND (25 million USD).

UpCoM Index on the UnlistedPublic Company Market (UpCoM) increased by 0.3 point to 59.33 points. A totalof 14 million units worth 326 billion VND (14.3 million USD) were traded.

The VNXALL-Index, the commonindex between the southern and northern bourses, was up 5.5 points to 1,604.57points, with 165 million units valued at nearly 4.39 trillion VND (193 million USD)traded.-VNA
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