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Shares trim losses on late buying force 10:08 | 08/05/2021
Vietnamese shares trimmed losses in late trade on Friday as strong buying force returned to the market, helping revive investor appetite after a sell-off earlier the day.
An investor watches stock indices on the board at the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange in HCM City. â VNA/VNS Photo Hua Chung
The market benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) lost 0.70 per cent to close Friday at 1,241.81 points.
The southern market index had declined 0.47 per cent to finish Thursday at 1,250.57 points.
The market breadth was negative as 307 stocks declined while 118 rose and 41 stocks ended flat.
VN-Index closes in the green for eighth straight session
By Dat Nguyen  April 7, 2021 | 07:30 pm GMT+7
An investor looks at stock prices on a scrreen at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran.
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index climbed 0.2 percent to 1,242.38 points Wednesday, its eighth session in the green, with the Petrovietnam ticker leading blue-chip gains.
The index dipped to around 1,232 points at 10 a.m. but quickly recovered to the 1,240 range and ended with a 2-point increase. It has gained nearly 6.9 percent in the last eight sessions.
Trading value on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), on which the index is based, fell 2 percent to VND16.5 trillion ($718 million). The bourse saw 267 tickers gain and 155 lose.
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index surged 2.07 percent to a new historic peak of 1,216.10 points Thursday, driven by Vingroup and Vietcombank tickers. - VnExpress International