A trading session at Hanoi Stock Exchange (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Shares fell on the two local exchanges on March 22 asinvestors increased sales to earn profits from the stock market’s recentlygrowth.
Thebenchmark VN Index on the HCM Stock Exchange was down 0.5 percent to close at712.94 points. The southern market index had gained 0.8 percent in the previoustwo sessions.
The HNXIndex on the Hanoi Stock Exchange put a dent to its six-day rally of 3.6 percent,ending 0.4 percent lower at 89.77 points.
Stronginvestor sales boosted market liquidity compared to March 21 with more than334.3 million shares being traded, worth 5.74 trillion VND (255.4 million USD).
Thosefigures increased by 8 percent in trading volume and 16.4 percent in tradingvalue from March 21’s levels.
The stockmarket was pulled down by disappointing performances among 18 of the 20 sectorsin the market.
Thebanking sector index fell 0.3 percent. Vietinbank (CTG) and Vietcombank (VCB)dropped 0.8 percent each following a four-day gain of 3.9 percent and a two-dayincrease of 2.7 percent. Others such as Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) and Bank forInvestment and Development of Vietnam (BID) ended flat.
The brokerage sector also ended on the decline. HCM City Securities Corp (HCM)dropped 2.3 percent after rising 1.4 percent in the previous two sessions; SaigonSecurities Inc (SSI) declined 2 percent from a four-day rise of 8 percent; andVNDirect Securities Corp (VND) slashed 2.1 percent following its four-day rallyof 8.4 percent.
Theenergy sector was pulled down by a two-day loss of global crude prices. Brentcrude fell 1.4 percent to trade at 50.23 USD a barrel, down total 2.7 percentin the last two days.
In thelocal market, PetroVietnam Gas Corp (GAS) lost 2.6 percent, and other energyshares were down between 0.9 percent and 1.7 percent.
The stockmarket performed positively in the morning and the first half of the afternoon,when investment flew in local shares and pulled the market up strongly, Saigon-HanoiSecurities Corp (SHS) wrote in its daily report.
During March22’s session, there was time when the VN Index surpassed 720 points, however,that landmark triggered profit-taking among investors and pushed the indexbelow March 21’s closing score, SHS said.
“The720-point level appears to be a challenging resistance level for the VN Index,”SHS said, adding that the benchmark index will be quite volatile on March 23,moving in a narrow range of 710 and 714 points.-VNA
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A trading session at Hanoi Stock Exchange (Photo: VNA) 
