Shares make gains after ETFs review

September 23, 2019 - 12:45
Vietnamese shares made a good start on Monday morning as investors sentiment became more stable after the conclusion of the review of exchange-traded funds (ETF)’ portfolios.

 

Vietnamese shares made a good start on Monday morning as investors sentiment became more stable after the conclusion of the review of exchange-traded funds (ETF)’ portfolios. — Photo ndh.vn

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese shares made a good start on Monday morning as investors sentiment became more stable after the conclusion of the review of exchange-traded funds (ETF)’ portfolios.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange rose 0.34 per cent to close at 993.74 points.

The VN-Index went up 0.32 per cent last week.

More than 97.8 million shares were traded in the morning session, worth nearly VNĐ3.3 trillion (US$141 million).

Large-cap VN30-Index gained 0.30 per cent to 917.89 points in the morning, pushed up by Bao Viet Holdings (BVH), Vinamlik (VNM), Vingroup (VIC) and Vietinbank (CTG). BVH increased by 1.7 per cent to VNĐ73,200 per share. VNM rose 1.6 per cent to VNĐ124,000 per share.

Oil and gas stocks performed well. PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services Corporation (PVD) increased by 0.5 per cent to VND18,300 per share. PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PVS) rose by 0.5 per cent to VNĐ20,300 per share. PV Coating (PVB) moved up 1 per cent to VND21,100 per share. PetroVietnam Gas JSC (GAS) climbed by 0.7 per cent to VNĐ103,500 per share.

On the Hà Nội Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index climbed 0.64 per cent to end at   104.80 points.

The northern market index had added nearly 1.9 per cent last week.

More than 17.2 million shares were traded on the northern market, worth VNĐ241.5 billion.

The afternoon trading session starts at 1pm. — VNS

 

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