Main index makes slight rebound The Saigon Times Investors watch stock prices on electronic boards at a securities company in HCMC. The VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange made a mild increase at the close today, March 5 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Despite a system error slowing order placing activities down, the VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange made a mild increase at the close today, March 5, backed by large-cap stocks. Market breadth was positive as gainers outnumbered losers by 264 to 169. The main index inched up 0.17 points, against the previous session, at 1,168.69. Trade volume totaled 594.8 million shares worth VND15 trillion, down 11.7% in volume and 10.8% in value from the session earlier. There were 26.6 million shares valued at VND1.1 trillion traded in block deals. The gain of many stocks in the VN30 basket such as steelmaker HPG, consumer goods company MSN, and lenders MBB, STB, TCB and ACB contributed to the rise of the main index. Many … [Read more...] about Main index makes slight rebound