Shares slide on large-cap stocksVietnam’s shares slid on March 5 as large-cap stocks performed poorly when investors sold in pursuit of short-term profits. Over 277.68 million shares were traded on the HOSE with the total trading value of more than 9.74 trillion VND (428.78 million USD). The HNX Index on the northern market was down 2.74 points, or 2.14 percent, to settle at 125.51 points. About 70 million shares, worth roughly 1.29 trillion VND (56.76 million USD), were traded on the market. Most of large-cap stocks in the VN30, the 30 largest ones by market capitalisation, plunged, including Vietcombank (VCB), Sacombank (STB), Vingroup (VIC), VietinBank (CTG), Hau Giang Pharmaceutical (DHG), and PV Gas (GAS).

Source: VietNamNet News March 06, 2018 04:29 UTC