An investor points at stock prices on a screen at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index fell 0.42% to 1,245.77 points Thursday, lowest since Dec. 4.
The index closed 5.25 points lower after gaining 4.07 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 26% to VND7.51 trillion (US$296 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 21 tickers fell.
HDB of HDBank was the biggest losing ticker with a 4.1% decline, followed by BCM of Becamex Investment and Industrial Development, down 1.5%.
SSI of brokerage SSI Securities Corporation lost 1.2% while CTG of state-owned lender VietinBank fell 1.1%.
Seven blue chips gained, led by PLX of fuel distributor Petrolimex with a 1.8% increase.
VHM of property giant Vinhomes went up 1% while VIC of private conglomerate Vingroup gained 0.6%.
Foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of VND439 billion, mainly selling STB of Ho Chi Minh City-based lender Sacombank and VNM of dairy giant Vinamilk.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.03%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went down 0.48%.
