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The benchmark VN Index lost 0.98 point or 0.25% to 391.56. Volume fell 35% to 36 million shares worth of VND418.1 billion.
Put through trading contributed 0.4 million shares worth of VND18.9 billion.
Today’s market breadth remained negative on the primary bourse where 64 stocks advanced, 159 declined, 46 closed unchanged.
The VN30 bucked trend to close up 1.15 points or 0.25%, to 461.34 thanks to VNM ceiling performance. Among its 30 members 4 gained, 23 lost the ground and 3 unchanged.
VN Index opened in the green with 1.8 million shares changed hands, selling pressure was seen. Trading was sluggish and selling pressure rose higher as market progressed. Market breadth narrowed and the index closed near the low of the day.
The spotlight of the market today was VNM which limited up at VND123,000/share, all time high despite the market gloom in general. VNM announced 9M/2012 earnings of VND5 trillion ($250 million) on revenue of nearly $1 billion.
Other share that bucked the trend was EIB which closed up VND400 to VND15,500/share today with 1.7 million shares changed hands. Meanwhile, banking share were weak in general, CTG, MBB, STB, VCB were all losers.
Shares of petro group, property shares, mineral shares, which rose in the previous sessions, fell sharply today.
Trading was slow and sluggish, Tan Tao Investment – Industry Corporation (ITA) which rose sharply last week resumed its floor action today with 5.7 million shares changed hands.
Market sentiment was down and investors seemed to stay sidelines to be on the safe side.
On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX lost 0.5 point or 0.9% to 55.94.
Trading volume fell 15.6% to 24.9 million shares worth VND178.8 billion.
The market breadth was negative where 62 rallied, 118 declined, 66 closed unmoved, the rest untraded.
The HNX30 lost 1.93 points or 1.85% to 102.31. Of its 30 members, 1 gained, 9 unchanged, 20 lost.
VNDIRECT Securities Corporation (VND) was the most active stock on the bourse with 2.4 million shares changed hands closing down VND200 to VND9000 each.
Kim Long Securities JSC (KLS) came second with 2.26 million shares changed hands, closing down VND100 to VND7,900.
PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVX) came third with 2.23 million shares changed hands, closing flat at VND4,500.