The gauge started at a base benchmark of 100 points on June 24, 2009 but it has never been back to that level. The market breadth was negative where 3 stocks closed higher, 35 ended lower, 3 stocks closed unmoved and 47 stocks finished without any trade. IN4 was the biggest gainer, adding 10% to VND23,500 on a trade of 100 shares.
The UPCoM-Index, the measure of 88 unlisted public companies closed in the red as investors sold shares to cut risks, following the losses on the two official exchanges.
The measure lost 1.27 point, or 2.57%, to close at 48.11. The market volume fell to 567,267shares worth VND8.01 billion.
In the downswing, HPP was the biggest loser, dropping 10% to close at VND36,200 with 400 units changed hands.
API was the most active stock on a trade of 118,900 shares, which closed flat at VND14,300.
Foreign investors bought 10,000 shares of HIG which closed at VND22,400 with 14,200 units changed hands
Source: stox.vn