VN-Index increases by 3 pointsThe benchmark VN-Index of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) recovered on May 23 with a rise of 3.03 points to close at 988.94 points. The VN-Index fluctuated around 975 points in the morning thanks to a huge supply in the market from the beginning. In the afternoon, demand climbed and some groups of shares were bought by investors at sharply increased prices. On the northern bourse, the HNX-Index rose 1.39 points to 118.11 points while the UpCOM-Index was up 0.34 points to 54.7 points. Total transaction value in the whole market approximated 7.27 trillion VND (320.5 million USD).-VNA

Source: VietNamNet News May 23, 2018 15:11 UTC