VNStockNews.com - Opening the first trading session of March, the Vietnam's stock market still remained dismal and the red colour still covered the electricity board. However, thanks to the rise of BVH-coded shares and blue-chips such as MSN, PVF, VCB, KBC, EIB, and FPT, the VN Index regained over 1 percent whereas the HNX Index still continued its downward trend.
Particularly, at the time of closing the trading session today March 1, the index of Hochiminh Stock Exchange (STC) rallied 4.75 points or 1.03 percent to end at 466.12 pts and the HNX Index lost another 0.76 points or 0.79 percent to 95.16 pts.
On the southern bourse, the total matching order trade and negotiation transactions reached over 23.41 million shares valued at over 560.41 billion dong, falling 27.18 percent in volume and 23.13 percent in value from the previous trading session.
Meanwhile, on the northern floor, the total market trades reached over 20.88 million shares for over 331.83 billion dong, a day on day fall of 34.79 percent in volume and 34.52 percent in value.
Finally, the stock market today witnessed 71 gainers and 149 losers on HOSE and the figures were 68 gainers and 218 losers on the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).
