Large-caps strongly support VN-IndexVietnamese shares rallied on February 26 but the uptrend weakened towards the closing minutes due to selling pressure in a number of blue-chips, especially during the ATC session. The benchmark VN-Index on the HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) gained 1.06 percent to settle at 1114.53 points, falling from the intraday high of 1116.2 points. The UPCOM Index on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) inched up 0.31 percent to finish at 59.74 points. Foreign investors were net sellers of 173.61 billion VND on HOSE, focused on VNM (68.9 billion VND), VCB (61.8 billion VND) and HDB (30.9 billion VND). In addition, they sold a net of 11.66 billion VND on the HNX.-VNA

Source: VietNamNet News February 27, 2018 03:33 UTC