Shares slump on selling pressureThe VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) dropped 43.08 points to 1,076.78 points on April 23, representing a decrease of 3.85 percent. A total of 218 million shares worth over 7.1 trillion VND (312.4 million USD) were traded on the HOSE. More than 71.6 million shares valued at some 1.2 trillion VND (52.8 million USD) were traded on the exchange. On the HOSE, foreign investors were net buyers of 1.94 million shares, while selling shares worth a net value of over 38.7 billion VND (1.7 million USD). Meanwhile, on the HNX, foreign investors turned into net sellers of 1.56 million shares against their net buy value of 34.5 billion VND (1.5 million USD).