VN-Index closes week down 0.6%

On April 21, the benchmark VN-Index retreated by a slight 0.6% to end the final trading day of the week at 1,042.91 points.

In Hanoi, HNX-Index rose by 0.32 point to 206.92 while the UPCoM-Index of unlisted public companies edged up by 0.14 point to close at 77.99.

After falling to the lowest level in nearly two months, liquidity on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE) saw an substantial improvement, with the value of order matching soaring by 57% from the previous session.