Hnx index

The index gradually climbed throughout the day to close with a near 18-point gain, the highest of the past five sessions. It has risen nearly 25 percent this year. Trading value on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), on which the index is based, rose 5.4 percent to VND23.7 trillion ($1.03 billion). The bourse saw 249 tickers gain and 138 lose. Foreign investors turned net buyers on the main bourse to the tune of VND646 billion, the highest since April 9. Strongest buying pressure was seen in PDR of Phat Dat Real Estate Development and HSG of steelmaker Hoa Sen Group. The VN30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 22 tickers in the green, led by TCH of real estate company Hoang Huy Investment Financial Services with 5.9 percent. It was followed by VCB of state-owned lender Vietcombank, up 4.1 percent to a new peak. The ticker contributed most to VN-Index's gain this session, pushing it up by 4.4 points. MSN of conglomerate Masan Group rose 3.4 percent. It … [Read more...] about VN-Index shoots to new peak

VN-Index hits new peak on strong cash flow The Saigon Times An investor watches stock information on the computer. Strong cash flow into bank and steel stocks pushed the VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange up today, June 18, to its record of 1,377.77 points - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - Strong cash flow into bank and steel stocks pushed the VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange up today, June 18, to a new record of 1,377.77 points. At the close, the main index jumped by 17.85 points, or 1.31%, against the day earlier, with 249 winners and 138 losers. Trade volume totaled over 809 million shares worth VND23.7 trillion, up over 5% in both volume and value from the previous session. Over 58 million shares valued at VND2.8 trillion were traded in block deals. In the group of bank stocks, HDB, EIB, BID, MBB and TCB were in positive territory, while lender VCB made a strong rise and reported a matching volume of over 3.2 million shares. Housing developer VHM was among … [Read more...] about VN-Index hits new peak on strong cash flow

A Vietcombank office in Bac Ninh Province. VCB rose 4.1 per cent on Friday. - VNA/VNS Photo Thai Hung On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index gained 1.31 per cent, to close Friday at 1,377.77 points, the highest milestone ever so far. Market breadth was positive with 249 stocks increasing while 138 declined. The southern market index had gained 0.25 per cent to close Thursday at 1,359.92 points. Market liquidity was higher than Thursday as domestic investors poured more than VND23.7 trillion (US$1 billion) into the southern market, equivalent to a trading volume of nearly 809 million shares. The VN30-Index rose 1.33 per cent to 1,481.30 points. In the VN30 basket, 22 stocks rose, seven slid and one was unchanged. Hoang Huy Investment Financial Services JSC (TCH) gained strongly by 6 per cent. Vietcombank (VCB) rose more than 4 per cent, Masan Group (MSN) and Vinhomes (VHM) both gained 3 per cent, Phu Nhuan Jewelry (PNJ) advanced over 2 per cent. In … [Read more...] about Shares set new high, cash flow boosts indices