Friday, August 24, 2007

VN-Index records sharp increase

The VN-Index at the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange climbed 17.86 points after the conclusion of the August 24 trading session to finish at 905.48.

As many as 7.563 million shares worth 660.955 billion VND changed hands with Binh Dinh mining (BMC) topping the list of 88 shares recording gains by adding 24,000 VND onto its listed price. BMC was followed by Tay Ninh Cable Tour with an 18,000 VND spike and North Kinh Do Food's 9,000 VND rise.

The Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank led the market in terms of transaction volume.

The HaSTC-Index in the Ha Noi Securities Trading Centre also saw a slight increase as it rose 2.78 points to finish at 250.15 points.
Among 918,000 shares traded at a total cost of 81.8 billion VND. Saigon Securities Inc. topped the market in terms of transaction value with 158,000 shares being brought or sold.

Source: VNA

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