Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index, a gauge of 261 companies and five mutual funds, sank 0.62 percent, or 2.81 points, to close week at 451.71.
Trading volume on the city bourse fell by 23 percent in value over the previous day as just 35.7 million shares changed hands at VND933.3 billion.
Among the index members, 50 increased, 151 declined, while 65 stalled.
With 2.89 million shares changing hands today, Ocean Group Joint Stock Company (OGC) continued to won the spot of the most active share in volume.
Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Bank or Sacombank (STB) chased after with 1.5 million shares, followed by Vietnam Export Import Commercial Joint Stock Bank or Eximbank (EIB) with 1.03 million shares traded.
Biggest losers on southern market were the newly listed Vimedimex Medi – Pharma Joint Stock Company (VMD), OPC Pharmaceutical Joint-Stock Company (OPC), and Meca Vneco Investment and Electricity Construction Joint Stock Company (VES). They all slumped the daily maximum allowed limit of 5 percent to VND30,400, VND41,800, and VND20,900 respectively.
Wood producer Duc Long Gia Lai Group Joint Stock Company (DLG) grew 4.69 percent to VND20,100.
General Materials Biochemistry Fertilizer Joint Stock Company (HSI) went up the first time in nine trading sessions, surging 4.27 percent to VND12,200.
Saigon Fuel Company (SFC) emerged 4.11 percent to VND35,500. The company’s revenues in the first eight months of this year topped VND997 billion. Post-tax profits reached VND47 billion, accounting for 103.8 percent of this year’s goal, and 1.6 times higher year-on-year.
The Hanoi’s HNX-Index recoiled 1.48 points, or 1.16 percent, to 125.81 points. Trading volume on the northern bourse plunged to 22.9 million shares for the first time since the end of August, worth VND554 billion.
The UPCoM-Index slipped 0.01 points to 45.66 points. Around 0.2 million shares were traded at VND3.98 billion.