Blue chips propped up the VN-Index by 0.18 per cent this morning, closing Thurday's session at 418.93 points.







Insurer Bao Viet Holdings (BVH), PetroVietnam Finance (PVF) and Vietcombank (VCB) all rose to the daily limit of 5 per cent, while property developer Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAG) and Phu My Fertiliser (DPM) both closed up 1.4 per cent.
Others declined, however, dragging the index down. Real estate developer Vincom (VIC) lost 4 per cent while software producer FPT (FPT), Sacombank (STB), dairy producer Vinamilk (VNM) and steelmaker Hoa Phat Group (HPG) all dropped by less than 1 per cent.
Decliners outnumbering advancers by 101-95 overall.
STB, with 1.48 million shares changing hands, was again the most active stock on the southern exchange, closing down 0.7 per cent at VND13,500 ($0.66).
Trading value declined 18 per cent over yesterday, totalling just VN459.8 billion (US$22.3 million) on a volume of nearly 24 million shares.
On the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index lost 0.1 per cent to close today at 71.88 points.
Today's trades remained sluggish with just 19.6 million shares worth VND216 billion ($10.5 million) changing hands.
Losers outnumbered gainers by 128-101, with Kim Long Securities (KLS) again the most active stock with nearly 2.6 million shares exchanged, closing unchanged at VND10,700 ($0.52).