Hanoi, (VNA) – After losing up to 15 points on June 14, theVN-Index of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) struggled to regain lostground, ending up just nearly 1 point from the previous day.
Early in the morning session, the index dropped 3.01 points to 1,012.71points, and then slid further to 1,008 points at the end of the morningsession.
Demand picked up in the afternoon, helping the index climb back to 1,016.51points at the end of the day, just 0.79 points higher than the closing level onJune 14.
More than 165 million shares worth over 4.94 trillion VND (216.55million USD) were traded on the HoSE.
Among the large-cap stocks, VIC and BVH tumbled 2,500 VND and 1,500 VNDper share respectively, while CTG, GAS, MSN, SAB and VCB gained from 300-1,900 VNDper share.
In the VN30 basket, which measuresthe performance of the top 30 stocks in terms of market capitalisation andliquidity on the HoSE, price rises were seen in 18 stocks, and 11 others saw decreases,with only one staying unchanged.
The VN30-Index gained 0.73 points to 1,005.04 points with over 56million units worth some 2.61 trillion VND (114.49 million USD) traded.
In the Hanoi Stock Exchange(HNX), the HNX-Index was up 0.99 points to 115.9 points with 45 million shareschanged hands for 1.059 trillion VND (46.44 million USD).
The HNX30-Index, tracking the 30 leading shares on the HNX, also gained1.66 points to 207.98 points. The northern bourse witnessed 32 million sharestraded at 939 billion VND (41.18 million USD).
The UpCoM-Index on the UnlistedPublic Company Market (UpCoM) dropped by 0.03 point to 53.07 points when morethan 10 million shares worth 120 billion VND (5.26 million USD) weretraded.-VNA