Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Indexes go up slightly to end gloomy days

Indexes go up slightly to end gloomy days

08/01/2008 -- 4:50 PM


Ha Noi (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City bourse and its Ha Noi-based counterpart recorded slight increases by the end of the January 8 trading session after continuous falls since the beginning of the new year.

The VN-Index at the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE) climbed 6.66 points to finish at 893.74 points. More than 9.2 million shares, worth over 877 billion VND, changed hands.

The session witnessed 80 stocks rally for gains, 29 remain unchanged and 32 decline.

Blue chips FPT Corp. (FPT), Hai Phong Paper (HAP), Saigon Securities Inc (SSI) and Sacombank (STB) were among the biggest movers of the day.

Meanwhile, the HaSTC-Index at the Ha Noi Securities Trading Centre saw a modest increase of 1.32 points to close at 298.93 points with over 2.4 million shares, worth 216 billion VND, being traded.

However, several shares suffered strong declines during the day. Of which, Song Da 99 (S99) was the biggest loser by having 11,700 VND wiped off its listed price.-Enditem
(VNAgency)

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