On the HCM City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index added 0.35 per cent to 500.34 points.

HA NOI (Biz Hub)— Shares closed in the green in HCM City this morning, but tumbled in Ha Noi.

On the HCM City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index added 0.35 per cent to 500.34 points. As more than 47 million shares changed hands, the total value of trades reached VND515.2 billion (US$24.3 million).

Among the 30 largest stocks in terms of capitalisation and liquidity tracked by the VN30, only four retreated, including Vietinbank (CTG), Phu My Fertiliser (DPM), Kinh Do Confectionery (KDC) and food processor Bourbon Tay Ninh (SBT).

The VN30 gained 0.3 per cent to reach 558.57 points.

On the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index shed 0.02 per cent to reach 63.28 points after 21.66 million shares worth VND158.2 billion ($7.4 million) were traded.

The HNX30, composed of the bourse's top shares, however rose 0.23 per cent to 119.41 points. — VNS