The VN-Index on the HCM Stock Exchange fell 0.25 per cent to close the morning at 603.48 points.— Photo tinmoi

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — Shares ended mixed this morning, as investors channelled money into the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, lifting the HNX-Index here by 0.25 per cent to end at 88.78 points.

Blue chips provided the momentum. The 30 stocks with the highest market value and liquidity rose by 0.63 per cent to stand at 182.28 points.

Almost 37 million shares worth VND501 billion (US$23.7 million) were traded by the end of the morning.

By contrast, the VN-Index on the HCM Stock Exchange fell 0.25 per cent to close the morning at 603.48 points.

The VN30 also slid 0.28 per cent to finish at 647.8 points.

Trading declined compared with the previous session, as just 71.6 million shares worth nearly VND1.45 trillion ($68.7 million) were exchanged.

The shares of Saigon Securities Inc (SSI) rose by 6.2 per cent to be traded at VND31,000 ($1.47) per share, despite the news that the ANZ bank has announced a plan to divest capital from this brokerage firm.

Trading will resume at 1pm. — VNS