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Stock gains extend By Thanh Thom Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc beats the gong to open the Lunar New Year’s trading session on the Hanoi Stock Exchange today – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Local stocks rallied for the second session today, January 12, after the end of the long Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) as banks and property developers are performing well on earnings expectations. With 180 advancers and 113 decliners, the benchmark VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange rose by 11.44 points, or 1.24%, over the previous session to 937.54 points. Active cash flow stoked trade on the southern bourse as trading volume and value expanded 51% and 43.6% day-on-day at 188 million shares and VND4.2 trillion. All of the top 10 stocks by market capitalization made gains. Property developer VIC went up to an intraday high of VND109,100, a 4.9% rise over the previous day. They were followed by consumer goods firm MSN at VND82,300 (2.62%), brewer SAB at VND237,800 (1.93%), and … [Read more...] about Stock gains extend

Stock trading remains dullBy Phuong Thao HCMC – The local stock market continued its sideways movements with poor turnover today, January 24, as most investors still stayed outside the playground to wait for more supporting information. According to Dau Tu Chung Khoan website, most players were in the mood for the upcoming traditional New Year holiday, or Tet, while watching information related to the U.S. government shutdown and the trade negotiation between the U.S. and China. Besides, the local macro economy failed to provide any supporting news to the market. Domestic stocks have seen slack trading in recent time, except for some sessions having significant rises. After reaching the 910-point level on high turnover early this week, the market has resumed tedious trading over the past few days, suggesting further negative developments ahead of the Tet holiday.  The VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange today inched up 0.61 point, or 0.07%, against the session … [Read more...] about Stock trading remains dull

Stocks flat for second dayBy Phuong Thao HCMC – The VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange today, September 26, repeated its moves in the previous session, rising in the first half of the morning phase before losing steam and closing almost unchanged from the day earlier. The main index fell a slight 1.13 points, or 0.11%, at 1,009.61, given gainers outnumbering losers by 177 to 128. Trading kept improving with volume and value gaining 12.7% and 4.3% at 261.5 million shares and nearly VND5.2 trillion. The HNX-Index of the Hanoi Stock Exchange bounced back after two consecutive days of losses, inching up 0.05% versus the previous session at 115.58 points. Trading on the northern bourse edged lower with 63.1 million shares worth VND852.7 billion changing hands. Among bank stocks, ACB slid 0.29% at VND33,900 with matching volume of 2.9 million shares, while SHB, the volume leader with 10 million shares traded, moved flat at VND8,800. NVB, meanwhile, rose 1.1% at VND8,900. … [Read more...] about Stocks flat for second day

Bank stocks lift VN-Index upBy Phuong Thao HCMC – Profit taking pressure kept rising on the local stock market today, August 16, but bank stocks were strong enough to send the VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange back into positive territory. With 133 gainers and 128 losers, the main index increased a slight 2.91 points, or 0.3%, at 964.28. Turnover on the southern market slid 7.9% in volume and 2% in value to 174 million shares worth VND4.3 trillion. Having dropped steeply in the morning, many large stocks in the banking and petroleum sectors made a sharp turnaround. In which, lender CTG gained 3.8% at VND26,150 per share and led the market by liquidity with 11.2 million shares traded. MBB, another bank, added 1.7% at VND23,700 per share with matching volume of 7.5 million shares. PLX, a leading oil distributor, gained 2.9% at VND64,600 a share with over 1.4 million shares traded. However, oil drilling firm PVD still lost 2.3% at VND14,750 a share, after Vietcombank … [Read more...] about Bank stocks lift VN-Index up

Small, medium stocks prop VN-IndexBy Phuong Thao HCMC – Small and medium stocks were heroes on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange again today, July 24, as they saved the VN-Index from a steep decline whereas most large caps made sluggish trade. Property firm HAG stole the limelight as it hit the ceiling price for the second straight session, closing at VND7,080 a share on matching volume of over 20.3 million shares. Its agricultural subsidiary HNG failed to close at the upper daily limit but still climbed 6.4% at VND16,500 per share with 3.3 million shares traded. Other small stocks performed well, especially those in the real estate sector. FLC added 0.5% at VND5,590 per share on matching volume of 13 million shares while QCG hit its upper daily limit for the second straight session, standing at VND8,920 a share with 2.9 million shares changing hands. IDI, an aquaculture and construction enterprise, jumped 5.2% at VND12,250 per share with 3.9 million shares. HPX, another property … [Read more...] about Small, medium stocks prop VN-Index