An investor looks at stock prices on the screens at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/An Khuong
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index fell 0.02% to 1,302.96 points Wednesday.
The index closed 0.20 points lower after dropping 1.40 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 15% to VND16.676 trillion (US$652.8 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 19 tickers declined.
STB of Ho Chi Minh City-based lender Sacombank fell 1.8%, SSB of SeABank slipped 1.5%, and CTG of state-owned lender VietinBank closed 1.2% lower.
Nine blue chips gained. FPT of IT giant FPT Corporation was up 2.0%, GVR of Vietnam Rubber Group rose 1.6%, and BVH of insurance company Bao Viet Holdings saw a 1.0% increase.
Foreign investors were net seller to the tune of VND296 billion, mainly selling FPT and STB.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.12%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went down 0.24%.
