The VN-Index dropped 0.15 per cent to end at 555.67 points on the trading of 50.52 million shares.— Photo hanoimoi

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — Shares were mixed on the first day of trading in the Year of the Horse, closing lower on the HCM City Exchange.

The VN-Index dropped 0.15 per cent to end at 555.67 points on the trading of 50.52 million shares.

The trading value reached VND912.6 billion (US$43.45 million).

With gainers overwhelming losers by 15-12, the VN30-Index gained 1.05 per cent to reach 625.75 points.

Kinh Do (KDC), in particular, increased VND3,500 ($1.6) per share to its ceiling price of VND60,000 ($2.8) this morning.

On the northern bourse, the HNX-Index jumped 0.96 per cent to reach 74.93 points, while the HNXFF-Index rose by 0.91 per cent to end at 74.12 points.

With 19.4 million shares traded, the total value reached VND174 million ($8.2 million).

The HNX30-Index advanced 1.28 per cent to reach 146.84 points.— VNS