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Customers at a branch of Bảo Việt Holdings (BVH). BVH lost 1.3 per cent on Thursday. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese stock market settled lower on Thursday, ending its five-day gaining streak due to the slump of heavy-weight stocks.

On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange, the VN-Index lost 1.16 per cent, to close Thursday at 1,036.28 points.

The index had risen 1.58 per cent, to close Wednesday at 1,048.42 points.

Liquidity hit a 7-month high with more than 1.34 billion shares worth VNĐ21.8 trillion (US$888 million) traded in the southern market.

The market breadth was positive with gainers outnumbering losers by 281-166. Another 75 closed flat.

Blue chips led the market downtrend. Nineteen out of the top 30 shares by market value and liquidity on the HoSE lost value and only nine gained.

The VN-30 Index, tracking the 30 biggest stocks on HoSE, declined 0.63 per cent to close at 1,042.64 points.

In the VN-30 basket, Property giant Vinhomes (VHM), steelmaker Hòa Phát Group (HPG), insurer Bảo Việt Holdings (BVH), Vietinbank (CTG), Khang Điền House (KDH), Masan Group (MSN), Mobile World Group (MWG), PV Power (POW), Sabeco (SAB), SSI Securities Inc (SSI), Tiên Phong Bank (TPB), Vingroup (VIC), Vincom Retail (VRE) and Vietcombank (VCB) were among the worst performers.

In the banking group, all stocks lost ground, pressured by strong selling force, with losers including Military Bank (MBB), Techcombank (TCB), Vietcombank (VCB), Bank for Investment and Development of Việt Nam (BID), VietinBank (CTG), Việt Nam International Commercial JS Bank (VIB) and Saigon-Hanoi Commercial JS Bank (SHB), and Tiên Phong Bank (TPB).

Securities stocks decreased towards the end of the session. VN-Index's loss was significantly broadened as securities stocks declined strongly, such as VNDirect Securities Corporation (VND), Saigon-Hanoi Securities JSC (SHS), Việt Capital Incorporation (VCI), Agribank Securities Corporation (AGR) and APG Securities Joint Stock Company (APG).

Energy stocks also performed negatively with losers such as Việt Nam National Petroleum Group (PLX), PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PVS), PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services Corporation (PVD) and Drilling Mud Joint Stock Corporation (PVC).

On the Hà Nội Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index rose 1.06 per cent to close at 211 points.

Trading value on the northern exchange reached VNĐ1.7 trillion, with trading volume of 136.7 million shares. — VNS

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