Stock trading dives to 7-week low

The index closed 0.27 points higher after losing 6.04 points on Wednesday.

Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) fell by 31.86% to VND6.63 trillion ($282.25 million).

The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 14 tickers gain.

BVH of insurance company Bao Viet Holdings gained 1.8%, followed by HDB of HDBank and STB of Ho Chi Minh City-based lender Sacombank, both with a 0.8% rise.

GVR of Vietnam Rubber Group gained 0.7% and VHM of property giant Vinhomes and went up 0.6%.

Thirteen blue chips fell.

PDR of Phat Dat Real Estate Development lost 2.2% and VPB of private lender VPBank closed 1.8% lower.

Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND52.64 billion, mainly buying STB and HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group.

The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, where mid and small caps list, was up 0.37% while the UPCoM-Index at the Unlisted Public Companies Market was down by 0.33%.