Closing the trading session on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, VN-Index stopped at 1,217.25 points, up 6.95 points (0.57%); VN30-Index increased 9.78 points (0.76%), to 1,303.03 points.
VN-Index's performance on April 17. Screenshot
Previously, the negative performance of the international stock market affected investors' sentiment. On the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, after opening, the market dropped points and then showed a glimmer of green for a few minutes. At 10:42, the VN-Index dropped the most by nearly 13 points, down to nearly 1,197 points. However, by the end of the morning trading session, the market had narrowed its decline, down 8.08 points, to 1,202.2 points.
In the afternoon session, the VN-Index initially continued to show red but the decline gradually narrowed. The bottom-fishing cash flow increased, helping the index representing the floor reach the reference level and show green from 14:23.
Increasing stocks dominated with 261 stocks going up and 174 stocks going down. In the VN30 group, the number of stocks increasing and decreasing in price were 18 and 5, respectively.
Unlike the previous session, today, many pillar stocks showed green. Of which, VIC increased by 4.57%, contributing the most to the VN-Index with nearly 3 points. On the contrary, the stock with the largest market capitalization, VCB, took away the most points with more than 2.3 points.
The industry groups that increased points dominated; in which consumer goods and decoration, software, real estate, and raw materials were the groups that increased by more than 1%. On the contrary, the telecommunications, vehicles, and components industries decreased by more than 1%.
Liquidity increased significantly compared to the previous session, reaching nearly VND22,000 billion. Foreign investors were strong net sellers. This group bought more than VND2,840 billion and sold over VND7,390 billion.
On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, at the close of the session, the total trading value reached nearly 900 billion VND. The HNX-Index stopped at 209.58 points, up 0.17 points (0.08%); the HNX30-Index increased 3.64 points (0.89%), to 414.92 points.
Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/thi-truong-chung-khoan-tang-diem-vao-cuoi-phien-699303.html
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