Indexes differentiate on two bourses

Strong last minute purchases helped the VN-Index on the HCM City Stock Exchange rally for the second day, closing the session at 445.21 points after rising 0.04 per cent.

About 27.5 million shares changed hands, worth a total of VND662.9 billion (US$34 million).

Blue chips rebounded during the session's third phase, including Bao Viet Holding (BVH) and Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAG), up 1 per cent each; Hoa Phat Group (HPG) and PetroVietnam Finance (PVF), 0.5 per cent; and VietinBank (CTG), 0.1 per cent.

About nine of the 268 listed stocks on the HCM City market matched their ceiling prices, including Industrial Urban Development Co No 2 (D2D), up 2.1 per cent; Ninh Hoa Sugar (NHS), 1.7 per cent; National Seed (NSC), 1.6 per cent; and Hoang Quan Resulting-Trading-Service Real Estate (HQC), 1.5 per cent.

In Ha Noi, the HNX-Index fell by 1.09 per cent to close at 111.32 points, on a total volume of 20.8 million shares.

Value remained low at VND411.9 billion ($21.1 million).

The decliners outnumbered advancers by 213 to 72, while 25 stocks matched their ceiling prices.

VNS