The VN-Index yesterday increased 2.15 points to close
at 247.85, a rise of 0.88 percent, as a couple of reports noted an
easing in the pace at which foreign investors have been unloading
Vietnamese shares since late last year.


Volume in yesterday's session on the HCM City Stock
Exchange rose 43 per cent over the previous session to 10.4 million
shares, for a combined value of VND197.2 billion (US$11.6 million).
Buying volume has outnumbered selling volume for six consecutive days,
according to VNDirect Securities.


PetroVietnam Transportation Co ([url="http://www.vietstock.com.vn/vstfinance/StockDetail.aspx?scode=PVT" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 204); text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">PVT) claimed the spot as the most-active share, with 958,000 units traded, followed by perennial favourite Sacombank (