The VN-Index of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) rose 21.12 points on July 18, with 223.9 million shares worth over 4.9 trillion VND (211 million USD) traded.
The VN-Index of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) rose 21.12 points on July 18 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The VN-Index of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange(HoSE) rose 21.12 points on July 18, with 223.9 million shares worth over4.9 trillion VND (211 million USD) traded.
There were 219 advancing codes and 72 decliningones.
Meanwhile, the HNX-Index on the Hanoi StockExchange (HNX) closed at 106.93 points, up 2.1 points. More than 48,700shares were sold with a total transaction value of 698.6 billion VND (30million USD).
There were 114 rising codes and 53 decliningones.
Liquidity on both exchanges grew significantlyto over 5 trillion VND (215.3 million USD).
In the VN-30 cap group, codes witnessing priceincreases included CTD, GAS, NVL, PLX, VJC, and VNM.
The ticker code RE hit its ceiling price of32,800 VND per share.
In the banking sector, the Bank for Investmentand Development of Vietnam (BIDV) rose to 26,150 VND per share from 1,250 VND;Vietcombank (VCB) advanced to 27,600 VND from 1,700 VND; and HDBank surged to35,250 VND from 1,700 VND.
Stocks in the financial services sector enjoyedrises such as with BIDV Securities Company (BSC), MB Securities JSC (MBS), and SaigonSecurities Incorporation (SSI).
Foreign investors net sold 150.75 billion VND onthe HoSE. Real estate giant VinGroup (VIC) topped the list with over 130billion VND worth of shares; followed by Masan Group Corporation (MSN) withover 65 billion VND; Viejet Air (VJC) with 46 billion VND; and propertydeveloper Novaland (NVL) with 29.5 billion VND.
Net buying by foreign investors on the HNX wasworth 18.04 billion VND. Shares from PetroVietnam Technical ServicesCorporation (PVS) and construction material manufacturer Viglacera Corporation(VGC) were bought most with values of 10.94 billion VND and 10.8 billion VND,respectively. -VNA
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The VN-Index of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) rose 21.12 points on July 18 (Photo: VNA) 
