Shares continued to rally in HCM City but retreated in Ha Noi this morning.

On the HCM City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index closed at 481.83 points, increasing 0.1 per cent.

Around one-third of the listed stocks added value, while 75 codes tumbled.

Market value reached VND498.8 billion (US$23.7 million) on a volume of 31.1 million shares.

Meanwhile, among blue chips, nearly half of the 30 leading shares tracked by the VN30-Index fell, including insurer Bao Viet (BVH), food processor Masan (MSN) and Vietcombank (VCB).

Only 10 of these large-cap shares managed to rise. The index overall slid 0.18 per cent to 552.32 points.

On the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index shed 0.76 per cent to 61.59 points.

Losers overwhelmed gainers by 114-38 points.

Almost 23.7 million shares changed hands and trading value fetched VND189 billion ($9 million).

The HNX30-Index, composed of the exchange's top shares, also dropped 0.9 per cent, standing at 119.28 points.

Trading will resume at 1pm.