Hanoi (VNA) – The VN-Index fell back below the 300-mark on Dec. 16, losing 3.85 percent to close at 296.42, breaking a three-day string of upward sessions.

The market saw a significant volume of over 12 million shares, generating a turnover for the day of 315.82 billion VND (18.8 million USD).

Sacombank (STB) still reserved the position as most-traded share, with 2.7 million shares changing hands; followed by Saigon Securities Inc (SSI), Song Da Urban-IZ Development and Investment (SJS), and FPT, each with a volume of under one million shares.

In Dec. 16 session, meanwhile, foreign investors were back to being net buyers to the tune of 797,820 million shares, worth a total of 42.97 billion VND (2.6 million USD).

In Hanoi the same day, the HASTC-Index also dipped 3.38 percent to close at 106.57, with a volume of 7.11 million shares worth a total of 166.32 billion VND (9.9 million USD).-