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 0.48% to 1,317.46 points Friday for the third consecutive session.
The index closed 6.35 points lower after dropping 2.28 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 6% to VND17.084 trillion (US$668.3 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 18 tickers fell.
PLX of fuel distributor Petrolimex saw the biggest drop of 2.8%, followed by HDB of HDBank with a 1.8% decline and FPT of tech giant FPT Corporation, down 1.7%.
Six blue chips gained, with VIC of private conglomerate Vingroup rising by 1.6%.
LPB of Fortune Vietnam Bank went up 1.4% and BVH of insurance company Bao Viet Holdings closed 0.6% higher.
Foreign investors were net seller to the tune of VND407 billion, mainly selling PNJ of Phu Nhuan Jewelry and VNM of dairy giant Vinamilk.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, fell 0.56%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went down 0.40%.
