Stock indexes continue down the slope

Stock indexes continue down the slope

14/01/2008 -- 3:45 PM
Ha Noi (VNA) – Viet Nam’s stock indexes continued their downward trend on both the Ho Chi Minh City bourse and its Ha Noi-based counterpart during the January 14 trading session.

The VN-Index at the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE) dropped 19.77 points to close at 841 points with over 10 million shares, worth 960 billion VND, changing hands.

As many as 53 stocks went through the floor with Tay Ninh Cable Tour Company (TCT) reporting the largest loss of 14,000 VND per share, followed by Song Da Urban & Industrial Zone Investment and Development (SJS), Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI) and Hoa Binh Rubber (HRC).

Meanwhile, the HaSTC-Index at the Ha Noi Securities Trading Centre also suffered a sharp fall of 13.92 points to finish at 275.68 points. Around 2.6 million shares, worth 207 billion VND, were traded during the course of the session.

Up to 108 out of 118 listed stocks declined while only eight rallied for gains and two saw no change.

Song Da 99 (S99), Song Da 10.1 (SNG) and Saigon Cement (SCJ) were among the biggest losers of the day.-Enditem

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Both indexes down again after a short-lived recovery

Both indexes down again after a short-lived recovery

09/01/2008 -- 3:52 PM

Ha Noi (VNA) – The VN-Index at the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE) declined again in the January 9 trading session after a slight recovery the day before.

By closing, the index slid by 15.33 points to end at 878.41 points with more than 6.3 million shares worth more than 540 billion VND changing hands.

Blue chips including Tay Ninh Cable Tour Company (TCT), Binh Dinh Minerals (BMC) and Financing and Promoting Technology Corporation (FPT) suffered the biggest losses of between 6,000 VND - 15,000 VND per unit.

At the close of trade in Ha Noi, the HaSTC-Index dipped 4.25 points to close at 294.68 points. More than 1.7 million shares, worth more than 146 billion VND, were traded.

Biggest losers included Quang Nam Mineral Industrial Company (MIC) with a 15,800 VND per share drop; Cho Lon Real Estate (RCL), 15,600 VND and Song Da 9.09 (S99) 13,900 VND.-Enditem

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