VN-Index crashes in session before break
By Hung Le February 8, 2021 | 08:40 pm GMT+7
An investor looks at stock prices on the screens at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran.
The VN-Index tumbled 3.88 percent to 1,083.18 points Monday, ending a streak of four consecutive gaining sessions.
The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), on which the VN-Index is based, was a sea of red with 385 stocks losing and only 69 gaining, out of which 18 hit their lower circuits. Total trading volume jumped over 15 percent compared to the previous session, to VND16.6 trillion ($722.13 million).
The benchmark index saw modest losses at the start of the session, but began sliding by 10 a.m. as an influx of sell orders piled in. At 10.20 a.m., the VN-Index was down 17.11 points, or 1.52 percent, to 1,109.8 points.
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The VN-Index surged 1.16 percent to 1,156.49 points Thursday, with blue chips outperforming the general market.
The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), on which the VN-Index is based, was a sea of green with 302 tickers gaining and 142 losing. Total trading volume abated slightly over the previous session, to VND17 trillion ($734.32 million).
While the benchmark index had climbed 58.95 points, or 5.37 percent in the past five sessions, official macro reports show Vietnam’s economic outlook has been improving.
VN-Index starts off week in the green
By Hung Le December 28, 2020 | 05:16 pm GMT+7
The VN-Index rose 0.64 percent to 1,091.33, with non-blue chips driving gains on the market.
The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), on which the VN-Index is based, was predominantly green with 240 stocks rising and 194 falling. Of these, 28 hit their ceiling prices, the highest they could go in a trading session.
Total trading volume remained at this years’ highest levels, at VND14.59 trillion ($644.25 million), with over half of it going towards stocks outside the VN30 basket of the market’s 30 largest caps.
The VN30-Index for this basket this session rose 0.2 percent, far less than the general market, with 14 stocks gaining and 13 losing.
VN-Index edges up in third consecutive gaining session
By Hung Le December 22, 2020 | 09:16 pm GMT+7
An investor looks at stock prices on a smartphone at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran.
The VN-Index added 0.22 percent to 1,083 points Tuesday in a session where corrective pressure slowed the gaining momentum of the previous session.
The benchmark VN-Index had fluctuated in and out of the red for most of the trading day as a proportion of investors tried to cash in on gains from the day before, when the index surged 1.28 percent.
The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), on which the VN-Index is based, was still predominantly green with 269 stocks gaining and 167 losing. Total trading volume remained on par with the previous session, at VND14.6 trillion ($633.76 million).