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The market’s rally weakened in the afternoon session on 21/04, with selling pressure emerging as the VN-Index reversed sharply. After a morning gain of about 20 points, the VN-Index fell to 1,833.48, down 3.63 points. The HNX-Index also lost momentum, retreating to 253.27 points.
Market breadth favored sellers at the close, with more than 430 stocks declining versus nearly 290 advancing. Most sectors were either in negative territory or showed divergence.
In financials and banking, red dominated. Several stocks—including HCM, SHB, VIX, VPB, VCB, SHS, SSI, and BID—declined by roughly 1–2%. However, some bellwethers supported the sector: STB rose nearly 5.5% today, while LPB, EIB, and TCB also stayed in positive territory.
The real estate group was among the more positive segments despite mixed dispersion. VIC, VHM, VPI, and NVL rose, with VPI advancing. In contrast, VRE, DXG, IDC, and DIG traded lower.
Essential consumer stocks showed mixed movement. Some names rose, including VNM, TID, BAF, PAN, and HNG, while decliners were also notable. MSN, SBT, VHC, MCH, HAG, and DBC fell modestly.
By contribution, VIC, STB, LPB, VHM, and NVL were the leading positive contributors to the VN-Index. Despite these gains, broad-based declines across many other stocks offset the impact.
At the close, the market recorded 338 decliners and 253 advancers. Three stocks hit the down limit, while 31 stocks reached the upper limit, led by STB and TID.
Liquidity remained a key feature. Market-wide turnover increased, with HOSE’s trading volume up about 15% versus the previous session, nearing 25 trillion VND.
In the morning, the VN-Index cooled after reaching 1,866 and closed the first session at 1,858, up 20.89 points.
VIC and VHM remained major price drivers in the morning, contributing 13.4 points and 6.06 points respectively. Banks STB and LPB also contributed 1.86 and 1.11 points.
Sector performance in the morning was mixed: information technology fell 0.86% (dragged by FPT down 0.91%), utilities fell 0.44%, consumer staples fell 0.36%, and healthcare fell 0.32%.
Meanwhile, real estate rose 3.48%, supported by the Vinc pair, and the banking sector gained 0.35%, reversing its earlier trend.
Morning liquidity continued to rise, with total market turnover of over 13.3 trillion VND and VN-Index turnover exceeding 12.2 trillion, higher than the monthly average.
In the morning, foreigners were net buyers of around 27 billion VND, mainly due to a reduction in selling volumes. More than 1.4 trillion VND was recorded, though two stocks saw net selling above 100 billion VND: VCB and MSB.
In the first half of the morning, major indices continued to rise despite some volatility. As of 10:35, the VN-Index extended its gain to 1,863.02, up 25.91 points. The HNX-Index rose 0.53 to 257.86, while the UPCoM-Index fell 0.17 to 129.32.
On the market map, banking stock STB stood out, with buy orders reaching 1.8 million shares, lifting the price to 68,600 dong per share. TID also hit the ceiling.
VIC and VHM were again the largest contributors: VIC rose 4.61% and contributed 14.95 points, while VHM rose 5.1% and supported 7.17 points.
HPG was another notable mover, up 2.28% on the day of its 2026 annual general meeting, where Chairman Tran Dinh Long delivered messages to 300,000 shareholders in attendance.
Total market liquidity in the morning exceeded 10 trillion VND, with VN-Index turnover around 9.7 trillion, higher than recent sessions.
In foreign trading, MSB and VCB faced net selling of hundreds of billions. Domestic fund FUEVFVND attracted nearly 294 billion, followed by HPG with about 248 billion.
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