HÀ NỘI – Shares declined yesterday on the two national stock exchanges after brief rises on Tuesday. The benchmark VN-Index, the measure of 311 stocks on the HCM Stock Exchange, inched down 0.5 per cent to close yesterday at 656.6 points. Steelmaker Hòa Phát Group (HPG), ranked No 2 in stocks most sold by the foreign sector, decreased in value 0.2 per cent yesterday. According to stock analysts at Sài Gòn-Hà Nội Securities Co, downward correction pressure will likely continue in the remaining sessions of this week. In the Hà Nội market, they returned to be net sellers after two net buying sessions, offloading shares worth VNĐ407 million.

Source: Viet Nam News September 14, 2016 18:00 UTC