Green colour covers banking, real estate sharesThe benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) rose 4.37 points to close April 9 at 1,024.33 points. A total of 251.4 million shares worth 8.019 trillion VND (352.8 million USD) were traded. In the contrary, the HNX-Index on the Hanoi Stock Exchange was down 0.23 point to 137.79 points, with 72.6 million shares worth over 1.26 trillion VND sold. However, strong gains were seen in VIC (2,500 VND per share), SSI (2,400 VND per share), and FPT (700 VND a share). Meanwhile, on the HNX, foreign investors purchased 2.28 million shares and sold 1.35 million shares, posting a net purchase value of 5.52 billion VND.-VNA