The VN-Index managed a rise of just 0.02 per cent in HCM City this Friaday to close at 439.94 and complete four successive days of gains. Almost 45.4 million shares worth more than VND1 trillion (US$50 million) changed hands - A rise of 45 per cent in volume and 71 per cent in value against on Nov 25.


Advances outnumbered declines 116-81.
Penny and medium capitalised shares provided the most advances with mid-cap Viet Nam Electricity Construction Corporation (VNE) the most active stock on volume of 2.87 million.
VNE rose more than 4 per cent to close at VND10,300 ($0.52).
Six of the 10 most heavily capitalised shares declined.
These included Bao Viet Holdings (BVH), Phu My Fertiliser (DPM), FPT Corporation (FPT), Hoa Phat Group (HPG), Sacombank (STB) and PetroVietnam Finance (PVF).
Only Masan Group (MSN) rose - 3.1 per cent and Eximbank (EIB) increased 0.7 per cent.
Other major shares were unchanged.
In Ha Noi, the HNX-Index fell 0.49 per cent to 101.57 points although advances outnumbered declines 207-84.
Value rose more than 19 per cent to reach VND727.2 billion ($36.4 million) with more than 40.4 million shares traded.
PetroVietnam Construction (PVX) was again the most heavily-traded stock on the Ha Noi market with almost 3 million shares changing hands, but it closed down 0.5 per cent to VND18,700 ($0.94).