VN-Index rises after three sessions in red

By Ngan Anh November 24, 2022 | 12:54 am PT

An investor looks at stock prices on a smartphone at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 0.18% to 947.71 points Thursday, after falling in three consecutive sessions.

The index closed 1.71 points higher after losing 6.12 points on Wednesday.

Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) increased by 6.36% to VND8.36 trillion ($336.62 million).

The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 18 tickers gain.

STB of Ho Chi Minh City-based lender Sacombank rose 4%, and HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group up 3.99%.

MWG electronics retail chain Mobile World hit floor price with a 6.9% decline.

Other falling tickers included NVL of real estate developer Novaland Group and PDR of Phat Dat Real Estate Development down 6.99% and 6.73%, respectively.

Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND289.98 billion.

The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, where mid and small caps list, was up 0.12% while the UPCoM-Index at the Unlisted Public Companies Market was down by 0.21%.