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Shares gain for seven straight sessions, fueled by banking and mining stocks

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese shares advanced for seven straight sessions on Thursday thanks to good performance of banking and energy stocks.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange increased  一. 六 五 per cent to end the trading session at  七 六0. 三 三 points, totalling a seven-session gain of  一 四. 八 per cent.

The VN-Index inched up 0. 一 八 per cent to end Wednesday at  七 四 八.0 二 points.

Nearly  二 九 八. 五 million shares were traded on the southern exchange, worth VNĐ 四. 四 trillion (US$ 一 八 六. 九 million).

The large-cap tracker VN 三0-Index gained 0. 九 七 per cent to close Thursday’s session at  六 九 七. 八 五 points.

In the VN 三0 basket,  一 七 of the  三0 largest stocks by market capitalisation and trading liquidity gained ground while eight declined. Five stayed unchanged.

The stock market was driven by strong gains in energy and mining stocks after global oil prices picked up in Wednesday's overnight trading.

US crude rose  四. 五 八 per cent to $ 二 六. 二 四 a barrel. Brent crude rose  二. 五 per cent to $ 三 三. 七 一 per barrel.

Among local energy stocks, PetroVietnam Gas JSC (GAS) jumped  七 per cent while others such as PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services (PVD) and PetroVietnam Technical Services (PVS) soared  四. 七 per cent and  三. 四 per cent.

There was also a boost from the banking stocks group, with gainers including Vietcombank, Vietinbank, Techcombank, VPBank, Military Bank. They all increased between 0. 五 and  五. 二 per cent.

According to Trần Xuân Bách, a stock analyst at Bảo Việt Securities Co, VN-Index is maintaining a positive recovery toward  七 八0- 八 二0 points in the short term.

“However, various stocks with impressive increases this week have approached important resistance,” Bách said.

“The index may possibly face profit-taking and correction pressure in upcoming sessions. The stock market still faces difficulties from foreign investors’ net selling pressure.”

On Thursday, foreign investors were the net sellers of VNĐ 二 九0. 九 八 billion on Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange and VNĐ 一 六. 四 九 billion on Hà Nội Stock Exchange.

“Q 一 business results and macroeconomics statistics expectantly published in April may also place negative impacts on market movements. Profits of listed companies in Q 一 may be below expectation under the influence of COVID- 一 九 pandemic,” Bách said.

“Stock exposure should be maintained at  二0- 二 五 per cent of the portfolio. Investors may consider taking profit part of short-term positions during tomorrow trading session.”

The HNX-Index on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange climbed  一. 一 per cent to close Thursday at  一0 五.0 八 points.

The northern market index increased 0. 四 九 per cent to close Wednesday at  一0 三. 九 三 points.

More than  五 七. 三 million shares were traded on the northern bourse, worth VNĐ 六 三 一 billion. — VNS