Brokers manage an electronic bonds auction at the Hanoi Stock Exchange in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Sharesrecovered solidly after falling sharply in the morning session on March 2 ascash poured into the real estate sector.
The benchmark VN-Indexon the HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) gained 0.49 percent to settle at 1,121.21points. It had dropped 0.51 percent to close at 1,115.79 points on March 1.
Meanwhile, the HNX Indexon the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) inched up 0.91 points to end at 128.25points. The index was down 0.74 percent to end at 127.10 points on March 1.
More than 265.1 millionshares were traded on the two local exchanges, worth 7.6 trillion VND (335.7million USD).
Market tradingconditions were positive, with 251 gaining stocks against 205 decliners, while270 other stocks remained unchanged.
However, only 12 of the30 largest shares by market capitalisation advanced in the VN30 Index.
The VN30 Index was up0.10 percent to 1.106,92 points, with more than 78 million shares exchanged,worth 3.6 trillion VND.
The UPCOM Index on theUnlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) gained slightly 0.58 percent to finishat 60.17 points. The index was down 0.74 percent to end at 127.10 points on March 1.
Financial-banking andreal estate stocks were the best-performing among the 20 sectors in the stockmarket, with the banking and real estate indices advancing 0.26 percent and1.21 percent, respectively, according to vietstock.vn.
Money flow focused onreal estate stocks and construction firms. Dat Xanh Real Estate Service &Construction Corporation (DXG), Development Investment Construction JSC (DIG),Sai Gon Thuong Tin Real Estate JSC (SCR) and LDG Investment Joint Stock Company(LDG) all increased at least 5 percent, leading the market recovery.
In addition, a number ofblue chip stocks and petroleum stocks also supported the uptrend of the index,including PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PVS), advancing 3.31 percent, Drilling Mud Joint Stock Corporation (PVC), gaining 2.11 percent andPetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services Corporation (PVD), up 0.91 percent.
Foreign investors were net sellers of 127.37 billion VND worth of shares in VIC (53.6 billion VND),VCB (27.2 billion VND) and KBC (25.8 billion VND). In addition, they bought a netof 7.2 billion VND on the HNX.-VNA
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Vietnamese shares rallied on February 26 but the uptrend weakened towards the closing minutes due to selling pressure in a number of blue-chips, especially during the ATC session.
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Brokers manage an electronic bonds auction at the Hanoi Stock Exchange in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) 
