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The market remained in a tug-of-war around the 1,922-point level, with clear sector divergence. In the morning session, the VN-Index traded in a narrow range around 1,922 points.
At the mid-session break, the VN-Index rose 5.92 points (0.31%) to 1,921.29 points. The HNX-Index also increased 0.73% to 248.29 points. However, market breadth favored decliners, with 342 stocks down and 277 up.
The top 10 contributors added more than 11 points to the VN-Index, with VHM and VIC accounting for nearly 7 points. By contrast, BID and VJC were the biggest drags, collectively subtracting 1.35 points from the index.
Most sectors traded in narrow ranges, but communications services led temporarily, rising 1.63%. The move was driven mainly by FOX (+2.02%) and VNZ (+3.27%).
Large-cap groups showed dispersion. Stocks drawing buyers included GEE (+6.88%), GEX (+4.63%), CII (+2.71%), VSC (+2.94%), CTD (+0.91%), VGC (+2.71%), VHM (+2.5%), VIC (+0.88%), CEO (+1.18%) and SJS (+2.12%). Meanwhile, several others were flat or under pressure, including VJC (-2.33%), MST (-1.2%), VTP (-2.27%), DPG (-1.86%), VPI (-0.98%), NVL (-1.74%), KDH (-1.03%) and KBC (-2.53%).
Information technology underperformed, with major names such as FPT down 1.67%, CMG down 1.44% and ELC down 1.47%.
Foreign investors were net buyers across the three exchanges, totaling 722.24 billion dong. Purchases were concentrated in DGC and VHM, at 177.12 billion dong and 134.08 billion dong, respectively. The top seller was GEE, with 68.66 billion dong.
By 10:30, with no decisive cash-flow breakthrough, the VN-Index was up over 7.8 points and trading around 1,923. The HNX-Index was up near 1 point around 247.
In the VN30 basket, most names declined as selling pressure dominated. FPT, STB, VJC and DGC each shaved several points off the index, while VHM, VIC, VPB and VRE continued to rise, helping the index hold gains beyond 9 points.
In real estate, buyers were concentrated in VHM, VIC and VRE, with gains of 4.45%, 1.02% and 0.56%, respectively. The energy sector rose steadily, with most names higher, including BSR (+0.77%), PVS (+1.03%), PVD (+0.81%) and PVT (+1.81%).
In contrast, the IT sector remained weak, with FPT down 1.39% at the open and other tech names also negative. The materials sector was softer, with declines in heavyweight names such as HPG (-0.37%), GVR (-2.24%), DGC (-6.70%), KSV (-0.52%) and HT1 (-0.69%).
Compared with the opening, decliners still outnumbered gainers, at 328 down and 235 up.
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