Article: VIETNAMESE INVESTORS PUT BRAKES ON STOCKMARKET.

HANOI, Dec 20 Asia Pulse - After threatening to scrape the 900 mark, the VN-Index reversed itself slightly yesterday, adding 8.45 points to close at 919.6, an increase of 0.93 per cent.

Market volume and value went up by 10 per cent to 7.5 million and about VND770.4 billion (US$48 million), respectively.

51 stocks advanced, 57 declined and 27 closed unchanged. A number of blue chips, including FPT, Kinh Do Corporation (KDC), Hoa Phat Group HPG) and Phu My Fertilisers (DPM), posted gains on the day. With the holiday season approaching, KDC baked up the biggest gains, up 4.9 per cent to close at VND190,000.

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