HÀ NỘI — Shares reversed course to end lower on Tuesday, pressured by the selling force hitting a series of large-cap stock groups at the final minutes of the trading session. On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index lost 0.44 per cent to close at 1,217.56 points. Some 1.3 billion shares were traded on the southern exchange, worth VNĐ26.4 trillion (US$1.1 billion). On a sector basis, 23 out of 25 sector indices on the stock market lost ground, including wholesale, construction, rubber production, IT and logistics, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, seafood production, and plastic and chemical production. The HNX-Index on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX) lost 0.08 per cent to close Tuesday at 239.35 points.

Source: Viet Nam News August 01, 2023 22:07 UTC