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Shares lose steam, VN-Index struggles to break 1,400 threshold

HÀ NỘI — The market finished mixed in the last trading session of the week, with the VN-Index once again failing to breach the  一, 四00-point level. 

On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the benchmark VN-Index inched slightly higher as selling force weighed on some pillar stocks. The index closed at  一, 三 九 二. 七 points, up 0. 八 五 points, or 0.0 六 per cent.

In the morning trade, it gained nearly  五. 五 points to  一, 三 九 七. 三 二 points as many large-cap stocks, especially in the banking and real estate sectors, witnessed a strong rebound after falling for two consecutive sessions. 

The market's breadth turned negative with  二 一 五 stocks declined while  二0 七 edged higher. The liquidity was almost unchanged as investors poured nearly VNĐ 二 二. 一 trillion (US$ 九 七0. 一 七 million) into the southern bourse, equivalent to a trading volume of more than  七 八 四. 五 million shares. 

The benchmark was still supported by large-cap stocks, with the  三0 biggest stocks tracker VN 三0-Index up  一. 四 六 points, or 0. 一 per cent, to  一, 五0 四. 八 四 points. 

Of the top three stocks influencing the market's trend, VPBank were the biggest gainer, up  一. 四 九 per cent, followed by Hoà Phát Group (HPG) and Sabeco (SAB). 

Supporting the uptrend, Orient Co妹妹ercial Joint Stock Bank (OCB), TPBank (TPB) and PetroVietnam Gas (GAS) also posted good performance, up in a range of 0. 六 三 -  四. 六 八 per cent. 

The index's gain was capped by surging selling pressure on some pillar stocks. Data compiled by vietstock.vn showed that Saigon Hanoi Co妹妹ercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) led the downtrend, with a fall of  五 per cent. 

Losses in Vietjet Aviation JSC (VJC), Masan Group (MSN) and Vinhomes (VHM) also weighed on the market's sentiment. 

Analysts from Saigon - Hanoi Securities (SHS) said that the benchmark closed above the support zone of  一, 三 七 五 -  一, 三 八0 points, so there is still chance for it to head toward the psychological level of  一, 四00 points. 

On the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX), the HNX-Index was stable at  三 八 四. 八 四 points.

During the trading session, nearly  一 一 八. 八 million shares were traded on the northern bourse, worth more than VNĐ 二. 六 九 trillion. 

Meanwhile, foreign investors came back to HoSE as they net bought a value of VNĐ 八 三. 三 billion on the exchange. However they net sold a value of VNĐ 二 一. 二 三 billion on the northern market. VNS