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kieudiemvje
06-06-2011, 02:21 PM
On the HCM (http://finance.vietstock.vn/StockDetail.aspx?scode=HCM&q=HCM&language=en) Stock Exchange, the VN-Index plunged 2.2 per cent, to close at 433.81 points. Losers outnumbered gainers by 117-90.


Both trade value and volume halved over last Friday's session to VND419.8 billion (US$20 million) on a volume of 22.9 million shares.
Out of the 10 largest capitalised shares, food producer Masan Group (MSN (http://finance.vietstock.vn/StockDetail.aspx?scode=MSN&q=MSN&language=en)) and real estate developer Vincom (VIC (http://finance.vietstock.vn/StockDetail.aspx?scode=VIC&q=VIC&language=en)) bottomed out. Only fertiliser producer Phu My (DPM (http://finance.vietstock.vn/StockDetail.aspx?scode=DPM&q=DPM&language=en)), property developer Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAG (http://finance.vietstock.vn/StockDetail.aspx?scode=HAG&q=HAG&language=en)) and Sacombank (STB (http://finance.vietstock.vn/StockDetail.aspx?scode=STB&q=STB&language=en)) closed unchanged, while five others lost between 0.9-4 per cent.
Sai Gon Securities Inc (SSI (http://finance.vietstock.vn/StockDetail.aspx?scode=SSI&q=SSI&language=en)) had the most active shares with 2 million changing hands.
On the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index fell 0.4 per cent to close at 73.60 points.
Over a half of all listed codes lost points.
Trade value only reached 45.4 per cent of the last session's figure, closing at VND346.5 billion ($16.5 million) while trade volume dived 55.2 per cent to 30.6 million shares.
PetroVietnam Construction saw the highest trading volume with 3.6 million shares exchanged.