On the HCM City Exchange, the VN-Index advanced 0.27 per cent to 507.63 points.— Photo baotintuc

HA NOI (Biz Hub)— Shares advanced this morning on both national stock exchanges, following yesterday's gains.

On the HCM City Exchange, the VN-Index advanced 0.27 per cent to 507.63 points.

Liquidity strongly improved as more than 70 million shares changed hands, with a total value of VND1.667 trillion (US$79.38 million).

The VN30-Index, tracking the southern city's top shares by capitalisation and liquidity, however, lost 0.12 per cent to 564.86 points.

Decliners outnumbered losers 9-6.

On the Ha Noi Exchange, the HNX-Index rose 0.52 per cent to 67.97 points while the HNXFF-Index, composed of stocks with a minimum free-float rate of 5 per cent, jumped 0.45 per cent to 68.01 points.

With 40 million shares traded, the total value reached VND330 billion ($15.7 million).

The HNX30-Index gained 0.63 per cent to 129.87 points.—VNS