May 09, Stock market closes to 500 points

Friday, May 9, 2008
The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) today May 9 continued falling on the stock market when the VN Index slipped another 7.61 points or 1.49% to 500.33 points with the total matching order trade of nearly 2,784,140 shares and fund certificates.
Among 154 shares and fund certificates being listed on the southern bourse, the stock market recorded three shares increasing, three others stood still at the reference price and 148 shares decreasing.
Three shares increasing were SAF, BSH added 500 dong to 28,300 dong and 28,100 dong and ITA leaped 1,500 dong to 76,500 dong per share.
Three shares remained unchanged namely TMS, VPL and SFN.
DPM reached the biggest trading volume with 1,195,210 shares and followed by STB with 166,420, SSI with 114,880, PPC with 94,450 and PVD with 93,600 shares.
Foreign investors bought 56 share codes and two fund certificates with the total volume of over one million shares and fund certificates. Of which, DPM accounted for the largest volume with 525,520 shares, followed by PVD with 60,180, VHG with 50,000, VHC with 38,020, PPC with 33,980 and others like RAL, ITA, TRC and ALP.
Like the southern bourse, the Hanoi Securities Trading Center (HaSTC) today May 9 kept decreasing impetus on the stock market as the HaSTC Index lost another 3.19 points or 2.03% to end at 154.23 pts with the total market trade of 1.201 million shares worth nearly 44 billion dong.
Amongst 136 listed shares on the northern bourse, the stock market saw three shares increasing while 112 others decreasing, two shares stood still and 19 shares with no trade.
Three shares increasing were MIC added 3,200 dong and HPC and VC3 up 300 dong,
Two shares stood still including KBC and XMC.
ACB and S99 showed the strongest decliner when losing 2,200 dong and followed by VSP lost 2,000 dong. Others slipped below 2,000 dong per share.
ACB also took the pole place in trading volume with 222,900 shares, followed by TBC with 210,900 shares, and others with below 100,000 shares like BCC, NVC and HPC.