Tuesday, August 28, 2007

VN-Index dips slightly after gains

The VN-Index at the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange reported a miniscale decline by the end of the August 28 trading session by closing at 902.58 points, a dip of 6.49 points.

The market saw 4.9 million shares worth over 518.3 billion VND changing hands on the day.

Both Imexpharm Pharmaceutical JSC (IMP) and Domesco Medical Import & Export JSC (DMC) topped the list of 35 gainers by tacking 7,000 VND onto their listed prices of 160,000 VND and 152,000 VND, respectively.

Meanwhile, Binh Dinh Minerals (BMC) and Tay Ninh Cable Car Tour (TCT), which experienced consecutive increases in previous sessions, dropped sharply. BMC lost 27,000 VND to finish at 517,000 VND while TCT had 19,000 VND slashed off its unit-price.

Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank again led the market in terms of trading volume with 445,800 shares being traded.

The HaSTC-Index at the Ha Noi Securities Trading Centre saw a very modest increase after finishing today's session at 250.69 points, an increase of 0.39 points.

As many as 555,000 shares worth 54.3 billion VND were traded, with Sai Gon Securities again on top of traded volume with 109,400 shares being bought and sold.

Source: VNA

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