May 27, HaSTC Index loses 2.29 pts, HOSE stock trading hit by computer problem

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The Hanoi Securities Trading Center (HaSTC) today still kept decreasing impetus on the stock market by falling another 2.29 points or 1.83% to end at 123.17 pts with the total market trade of 555,900 shares worth nearly 16 billion dong.

Amongst 137 listed shares on the northern bourse, the stock market recorded only three shares increasing while 94 others decreasing, two remained unchanged and 38 with no trades.

Three shares increasing were YBC jumped 500 dong, DHI added 300 dong and TBC up 200 dong per share.

Two shares stood still including KBC and STC.
DTC showed the strongest decrease when losing 1,600 dong and followed by ACB slipped 1,500, VSP down 1,400 dong, BVS, RCL and SCJ dropped 1,300 and NBC slashed 1,100 dong per share.

ACB reached the biggest trading volume with 71,100 shares and followed by TBC with 65,000 and VC2 with 58,300 shares being transferred.

The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) today was started with another bearish situation. By the end of the first phase, transactions were halted due to technical problems of STC transaction system.

This problem has not still been repaired yet so today the bourse will suspend matching orders and share transactions.

HOSE will send documents or fax to membership companies to announce the situation.