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During the trading week of 13-17 April, the Vietnamese stock market posted strong gains from the start of the week. Buying demand in large-cap stocks continuously supported the main index, helping it break through and rise above major resistance levels. Weekly liquidity also increased, with total trading value hovering around 10 trillion dong. However, foreign investors remained a drag on overall sentiment.
Across the five sessions, foreign investors net sold 4,689 billion dong across the market. By exchange, they net sold 4,713 billion dong on HoSE, while net buying was recorded on HNX (20 billion dong) and UPCoM (4 billion dong).
On the buying side, VIC led net purchases with value up to 1,430 billion dong, far ahead of other names. HPG followed with 274 billion dong, and SSI with 245 billion dong. MWG and MSN also recorded net buys of 215 billion dong each.
On the selling side, FPT was the main focus of net selling, with outflows of about 1,176 billion dong. BID and ACB saw net selling of 173 billion dong and 164 billion dong, respectively. Other stocks also faced outflows, including VHM (-141), VIX (-135), STB (-131), HCM (-118), SHB (-114), CII (-110), and NVL (-106).
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