The Wall Street rally overnight could not prevent the VN-Index from shedding 0.73 percent on Oct. 19 to close at 454.25.
About 198 of 268 listed stocks on the HCM City Stock Exchange declined will – 22 hitting the floor price. They were Hari Hamico Mineral (KSS), down 1.5 percent to 29,400 VND; Sao Vang Rubber (SVR) and Tai Nguyen Corp (TNT), each down 1.2 percent to 24,300 VND and 23,500 VND, respectively.
Only three blue chips managed to gain, including property trader Vincom (VIC), up 3.17 percent; Masan Group (MSN), up 0.9 percent; and Bao Viet Holdings (BVH), up 0.79 percent. Foreigners were the main force behind stock rallies, buying 187,190 BVH shares, 97,250 VIC shares and 23,630 MSN shares.
Total volume on the day's trade on the southern market rose to 32 million shares, worth 880.2 billion VND (45.1 million USD).
In Hanoi , the HNX-Index surged 1.96 percent to 116.56 points, with decliners outnumbering advancers by 253 to 39.
No blue chips gained, while only two stocks hit the ceiling – Hanoi Textbooks Printing (TPH), up 0.5 percent to 8,700 VND; and PetroVietnam Southern Gas (PGS), up 2.5 percent to 38,300 VND.
Volume of trade reached 27.8 million shares, up from 17.3 million on October 18, posting a turnover of 587.5 billion VND (44 million USD).
Foreigners continued to be net-buyers, accumulating a total of 2.3 million shares on the two bourses, worth 88.1 billion VND (4.5 million USD)./.
About 198 of 268 listed stocks on the HCM City Stock Exchange declined will – 22 hitting the floor price. They were Hari Hamico Mineral (KSS), down 1.5 percent to 29,400 VND; Sao Vang Rubber (SVR) and Tai Nguyen Corp (TNT), each down 1.2 percent to 24,300 VND and 23,500 VND, respectively.
Only three blue chips managed to gain, including property trader Vincom (VIC), up 3.17 percent; Masan Group (MSN), up 0.9 percent; and Bao Viet Holdings (BVH), up 0.79 percent. Foreigners were the main force behind stock rallies, buying 187,190 BVH shares, 97,250 VIC shares and 23,630 MSN shares.
Total volume on the day's trade on the southern market rose to 32 million shares, worth 880.2 billion VND (45.1 million USD).
In Hanoi , the HNX-Index surged 1.96 percent to 116.56 points, with decliners outnumbering advancers by 253 to 39.
No blue chips gained, while only two stocks hit the ceiling – Hanoi Textbooks Printing (TPH), up 0.5 percent to 8,700 VND; and PetroVietnam Southern Gas (PGS), up 2.5 percent to 38,300 VND.
Volume of trade reached 27.8 million shares, up from 17.3 million on October 18, posting a turnover of 587.5 billion VND (44 million USD).
Foreigners continued to be net-buyers, accumulating a total of 2.3 million shares on the two bourses, worth 88.1 billion VND (4.5 million USD)./.
