Vietnam Daily Market Recap Apr 20

Stocks rally in afternoon to close flat After a sharp decline yesterday, the VN-Index fluctuated between negative and positive territory in the morning before dropping as much as 1.9% to 1,193 in early afternoon. However, as the VN-Index fell below…

Stocks plunge in last hour of trading After two consecutive days of gains, the VN-Index traded lower by less than 1% for most of the day until the final trading hour, when the market plummeted nearly 60 points, or 4.7%…

Overwhelming purchasing power over the session The VN-Index rose 1.46% (+18.4 points) to close at its intra-day high of 1,276.6, with trading volume reaching more than VND17,000bn (US$0.71bn). The index also rose 1.71% for the week. The HNX-Index lost 2.27…