The measure lost 0.57 point, or 1.23%, to close at 45.72. The market volume increased at 779,335 shares worth VND9.93 billion. The gauge started at a base benchmark of 100 points on June 24, 2009 but it has never been back to that level.
The UPCoM-Index, the measure of 88 unlisted public companies, closed in the red as investors did boost up selling shares on fears of further loss in the wake of squeezed capital flows and gloomy global economic outlook.
The market breadth was negative where 9 stocks closed higher, 32 ended lower, 1 stocks closed unmoved and 46 stocks finished without any trade.
PMT and CFC were the ceiling gainers while BMJ, DGT, HIG, HPT, IMT, KMT, PPP, PTP,TCO, TGP, TNB, UDJ, WSB and TNM were floor losers. Notably, TCO hit floor in continuous 9 day trading. On this unofficial bourse, daily trading limit is 10% each side.
UDJ remained the most active stock on a trade of 205,300 shares, which closed lower at VND13, 400.
Foreign investors bought 18,400 shares of HIG which closed at floor price of VND18,800.
Source: stox.vn