Shares close mixed. The VNI and HNI closed mixed on a fairly quite news day. Both indexes opened in the green in early trading, looking to capitalize on Thursday’s gains but failed to hold on as sellers dragged both indices down in the afternoon session. The VNI however managed to stay positive on the day at 415.4 (+0.45%) but the HNI slid 0.2% to 69.7. The good news is that trading showed marked improvement on the HSX as liquidity jumped 36%.