Trading value touched VND606.6 billion (US$28.6 million) and the volume of transactions reached 58.3 million shares.— File Photo

HA NOI (Biz Hub) —The VN-Index added another 0.16 per cent on the HCM City Stock Exchange this morning to close at 508.54 points.

Trading value touched VND606.6 billion (US$28.6 million) and the volume of transactions reached 58.3 million shares.

Despite the gains of 10 blue chips, including big names like insurer Bao Viet Holdings (BVH) and property giant Vingroup (VIC), the VN30, which tracks the bourse's top 30 shares, retreated 0.04 per cent to 570.36 points.

On the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, the benchmark HNX-Index finished 0.08 per cent lower to 65.23 points. However, the HNX30, composed of the northern city's leading stocks in terms of capitalisation and liquidity, gained 0.2 per cent to close at 122.75 points.

Trading value and volume totalled over VND150.3 billion ($7 million) and 22 million shares, respectively. – VNS