The benchmark VN-Index increases for the fourth consecutive trading session on July 26 to surpass 1,200 points. (Photo: VNA) The previous time the index toppedthis level was on September 23, 2022, when it stood at over 1,203 points.
Concluding the July 26 trading session, the VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) rose 4.94 points to 1,200.84points. More than 912.2 million shares worth over 17.95 trillion VND (758.2million USD) were traded.
Across HoSE, 213 stocks witnessedprice increases while there were 246 declines and 64 unchanged prices.
The liquidity approximated 21.04trillion VND.
Meanwhile, the HNX-Index on the HanoiStock Exchange (HNX) fell 0.73 point to 236.2 points, with more than 75.9million shares worth more than 1.28 trillion VND traded.
On the HNX, 82 stocks recorded priceincreases, 102 declined, and 69 unchanged prices.
The UPCOM-Indexon the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) went up 0.02point to 88.6 points. More than 49.77 million shares, equivalent to over 1.8trillion VND, were traded. Priceincreases were seen in 150 stocks, declines in 126 stocks, and unchanged pricesin 95 others.
Manystocks in the VN30 basket, which tracks the performance of the 30 largeststocks by market capitalisation and liquidity on HoSE, also grew such asNVL (6.2%), PLX and POW (2.3%), VCB and FPT (1.7%), and MSN (1.4%), helpingdrive the bullish trend.
Asimilar trend was also reported among many steel stocks like HPG, HSG, POM,SMC, TLH and SGC, real estate stocks, as well as securities such as SSI,SHS, VND, and MBS.
Incontrast, a number of bank stocks were in the red on July 26./.
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