Movements of VN-Index on October 28. (Photo: vietstock.vn)The shares of 266 companies and five mutual funds listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange toiled to finish in green on October 26 after swinging between losing and winning as investors lost confidence in equities.
The Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index inched up 0.01 percent, or 0.06 points, to 450.07 points.
Trading volume dropped by 20 percent over the previous session. Around 23.4 million shares changed hands at a value of VND583.7 billion.
Of the index, 82 stocks increased, 124 slipped, while 65 were unchanged.
Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Bank or Sacombank (STB) continued to lead the list of active shares by volume for the second day with 1.68 million shares changing hands.
From October 29 to December 29, Vietnam Dragon Fund Limited, inside shareholders of Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Bank or Sacombank (STB), registered to sell all 8,250,966 shares to shift its investment category from Vietnam Dragon Fund to Dragon Capital Vietnam Fund.
Transport company Thuan Thao Corporation (GTT), which gained 4.95 percent to VND10,600, clung with 1.33 million shares traded, followed by PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (DPM) with 884,990 shares.
Printing company Cat Loi Joint Stock Company (CLC) emerged 4.88 percent to VND21,500.
Da Nang Construction Building Materials and Cement Joint Stock Company (DXV) shot up 4.85 percent to VND17,300.
Thac Mo Hydro Power Joint Stock Company (TMP) tumbled 6.09 percent to trade at VND10,800. The company will pay dividends for the first term of this year to its current shareholders in cash at a ratio of 6 percent.
Hoang Quan Consulting – Trading – Service Real Estate Corporation (HQC) declined for second day, trimming 4.95 percent to VND30,700.
Dam Sen Water Park Corporation (DSN) sliced 4.82 percent to VND21,700.
Meanwhile, the Hanoi’s HNX-Index gave up 1.02 points, or 0.91 percent, to close at 111.51. Trading volume severely fell over the previous day to around 15.23 million shares worth VND314.93 billion.
The UPCoM-Index of the market of unlisted shares clipped 0.13 points to 42.3 points. Trading volume was at 0.16 million shares, an approximately value of VND2.8 billion.
Source: SGGP