Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh StockExchange (HOSE) dropped 16.9 points to settle at 961.37 points on August 15,with over 188.9 million shares changed hands at a value of over 4.45 trillionVND (191.3 million USD).
On theHanoi Stock Exchange (HNX), the HNX-Index was also down, losing 1.77 points to108.02 points.
In the VN30 basket, measuring the 30 largest stocks by market capitalisation on the HOSE,CTD, DHG, MSN, PLX, ROS, VIC, VJC and VRE experienced decreases ranging from1.4 percent to 4.3 percent.
Red colourcovered bank stocks with seven codes – ACB, BID, HDB, MBB, TCB, VCB and VPB havingtheir prices down.
On theday, oil and gas stocks like PVC, PVD, PVS, TDG, GAS and PVB also experienceddeclines.
Shares offinancial services saw deep falls, with HCM, down 3.9 percent; MBS, 2.4percent; SHS, 4.6 percent; SSI, 3.2 percent; and VND, 4.5 percent.
Foreign investorsposted a net buy value of over 32 billion VND (1.37 million USD) with 956,520shares on the HOSE. Meanwhile, onthe HNX,they turned into net sellers of 79,240 stocks worth 1.76 billion VND(75,680 USD).-VNA
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