Shares sank this week on the two stock exchanges as investors showed caution about investing without sufficient information.– VNA/VNS PhotoHÀ NỘI – Shares sank this week on the two stock exchanges as investors showed caution about investing without sufficient information. On the HCM Stock Exchange, the VN-Index ticked down 0.85 per cent to close Friday at 761.86 points, extending the two-day drop to nearly 1.3 per cent. On the Hà Nội Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index slipped 0.7 per cent to end the week at 97.96 points. Exactly 23 of the top 30 largest shares by market value and liquidity on the main bourse in HCM City tumbled, and only three firms advanced. Liquidity remained modest, with almost 239 million shares worth a combined VNĐ4.2 trillion (US$186 million) traded in the two markets.

Source: Viet Nam News July 22, 2017 01:52 UTC