HÀ NỘI — Shares fell slightly on the HCM Stock Exchange on Friday as large-cap stocks lost steam and declined on investors’ late selling. Việt Nam’s benchmark VN Index on the southern market closed down 0.05 per cent at 804.42 points after having risen as much as 0.5 per cent during the morning session. Friday’s fall also marked a weekly loss of 0.3 per cent for the VN Index. Other large-cap stocks that also weighed down the southern market index included gas station operator Petrolimex (PLX), consumer goods producer Masan (MSN) and Sacombank (STB). The northern market index had dropped total 0.4 per cent in the previous two sessions.

Source: Viet Nam News September 29, 2017 18:00 UTC