Stock indexes tumble on both bourses

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam 's stock markets went down on September 29 after
two gaining sessions late last week.

The VN-Index at the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) closed the first
trading session of the week at 479 points, down 4.81 points or 0.99 percent.

Close to 19 million shares, worth over 742 billion VND, changed hands in
comparison with 22.2 million shares valued at 865.8 billion VND on the
previous session.

Up to 118 out of 164 shares and fund certificates listed on the HoSE
declined while 31 gained and 15 remained unchanged.

Meanwhile, the Hanoi Securities Trading Centre's HaSTC-Index dropped 2.33
points or 1.45 percent to finish at 157.98 points. Only 10.53 million shares
were traded at over 391 billion VND, decreasing nearly 20 percent in volume
and 18.7 percent in value from the previous session.-