The shares of 261 companies and five mutual funds listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange tumbled 1.09 percent, or 5 points, to close at 454.32 points.
Trading volume on the city bourse recovered from the lowest level this year to 28.57 million shares worth VND686 billion, an increase of 20 percent in volume and 7 percent in value over the previous day.
Of the index, 30 stocks advanced, 185 dropped, while 51 remained unchanged.
Ocean Group Joint Stock Company (OGC), which saw 1.46 million shares changing hands, was the most active shares in volume today.
It was followed by Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Bank or Sacombank (STB) with 1.35 million shares.
Investment and Trading of Real Estate Joint Stock Company (ITC) came next with 929,510 shares traded.
From October 13 to December 13, Nguyen Thi Lang, member of the Board of Supervision of Investment and Trading of Real Estate Joint Stock Company (ITC), registered to sell 58,992 shares, reducing her holdings to 53,547 shares, accounting for 0.077 percent of the company’s chartered capital, for her family’s expenses.
The Hanoi-based Information and Networking Technology Joint Stock Company (CMT) plunged 4.97 percent to VND28,700.
Dat Xanh Real Estate Service & Constructions Corporation (DXG) trimmed 4.84 percent to VND29,500.
Saigon Telecommunication & Technologies Corporation (SGT) declined the fourth day, contracting 4.73 percent to VND14,100.
AgriBank Securities Joint Stock Corporation (AGR) reversed previous loss of 3.31 percent, adding 4.27 percent to trade at VND12,200.
From October 18 to December 18, Ha Huy Toan, chairman of AgriBank Securities Joint Stock Corporation (AGR), registered to buy 200,000 shares to increase his holdings to 752,562 shares, accounting for 0.355 percent of the company’s chartered capital.
Transforwarding Warehousing Joint Stock Corporation (TMS) gained 3.75 percent to VND33,200.
South Vietnam Container Shipping Joint Stock Company (VSG) surged 3.7 percent to VND8,400.
The northern bourse fell for four consecutive trading sessions, losing 1.45 points, or 1.2 percent, to finish at 119.81 points. Liquidity improved by 20 percent over the previous session to 23 million shares, worth VND526 billion.
The UPCoM-Index slid 0.24 points to 44.31. A total of 100,000 shares changed hands at VND1.3 billion as of 11:15 am local time.
