An investor looks at stock prices on the screens at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index fell 0.39% to 1,296.29 points Monday.
The index closed 5.1 points lower after losing 11.81 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 8.16% to VND22.39 trillion (US$863.2 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 22 tickers fell.
LPB of Fortune Vietnam Bank was down 3.8%, FPT of tech giant FPT Corporation slid 2.3% and VJC of budget airline Vietjet closed 2.2% lower.
Seven blue chips gained, with VIC of private conglomerate Vingroup hitting ceiling price with a maximum 7% gain.
VHM of property giant Vinhomes rose 1.38% and VRE of retail real estate arm Vincom Retail went up 1.02%.
Foreign investors were net seller to the tune of VND562 billion, mainly selling VHM and GEX of electrical equipment maker Gelex Group.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, fell 0.84%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.22%.
