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The benchmark VN Index added 1.81 points or 0.41% to 432.89. Volume fell 50.4% to 34 million shares worth of VND615.5 billion. Put through trading contributed 5 million shares worth of VND188 billion.
The market breadth changed positive on the primary bourse where123 stocks advanced, 99 declined, 86 closed unchanged.
The VN30 rose 1.56 points or 0.31%, to 508.23. Amongst its 30 members, 13 stock rallied, 8 lost and 9 unchanged.
The market opened in the green with 1 million shares changed hands, caution rose. The trading pace was very slow as both two sides did not dare to make any big move. The sluggish trading went on the most of the trading time despite some technical buying was seen. Market closed off the high but still well above the support 430.
It was clear that investors were skeptical as market trend was unclear. Even the most active shares Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank or Sacombank (STB) and Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI) could saw only 2.5 million and 1 million shares traded, respectively.
On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX rose 0.28 point or 0.38% to 74.36. Trading volume fell 32.7% to 23.96 million shares worth VND261.43 billion.
The market breadth turned positive where134 rallied, 69 declined, 90 closed unmoved and the rest unchanged.
PetroVietnam Construction (PVX), the most active on the measure with 2.7 million shares changed hands, closed up 1% to VND10,400.
Sai Gon Thuong Tin Real Estate Joint Stock Company (SCR) coming second in liquidity with 1.9 million shares traded, settling down 3.4% at VND14,300.
VNDirect Securities (VND), ranked third on a trade of 1.6 million units, closing up 0.9% to VND11,800 per share.