The stock market experienced vibrant transactions with total value of over 6.16 trillion VND (271 million USD) on both bourses on April 17.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) rose 4.79 points to close at 1,153.28 points on the day.  

A total of 176 million units worth 5.43 trillion VND (238 million USD) were traded on the southern bourse.

Many stocks regained their shine, including insurance, up 2.42 percent; securities, up 1.02 percent; banking, up 2.58 percent; and seafood processing, up 3.62 percent, respectively. 

VN30 Index, which measures the performance of 30 stocks with the highest market capitalisation and liquidity on HOSE, increased by 2.29 points to end at 1,130.32 points with nearly 48 million units worth about 2.51 trillion VND (110 million USD) traded.

Meanwhile, the HNX Index on the Hanoi Stock Exchange closed at 134.25 points with almost 46 million shares equivalent to 725 billion VND (31.9 million USD) were traded.

HNX30 Index, tracking the HNX’s 30 leading shares in terms of market capitalisation and liquidity, edged up 1.06 points to 250.67 points. Some 28 million units were traded at 571 billion VND (25 million USD).

UpCoM Index on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UpCoM) increased by 0.3 point to 59.33 points. A total of 14 million units worth 326 billion VND (14.3 million USD) were traded.

The VNXALL-Index, the common index between the southern and northern bourses, was up 5.5 points to 1,604.57 points, with 165 million units valued at nearly 4.39 trillion VND (193 million USD) traded.-VNA