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VN-Index extended its gains to another new high on May 8, reaching 1,915 points. While the index stayed green, market breadth weakened, with decliners outnumbering advancers by more than two to one, and several stocks—particularly in the speculative and mid-cap segments—faced heavy profit-taking pressure.
HoSE recorded 213 stocks falling and 97 rising. Despite the relatively negative breadth, liquidity remained strong in large-cap names, helping the VN-Index maintain its upward momentum. HoSE liquidity surpassed 26.8 trillion dong, easing from the previous session’s highly active trading.
The market’s rise was supported by major blue-chip contributions. BID led the upside, up 3.8% and adding more than 2.4 points to the index. VIC rose nearly 1%, VHM gained 1.5%, and several banks remained in positive territory, including VCB, CTG, LPB, MSB, and TCB.
VIC was highlighted as a continued backbone for the index, contributing over 3 points to the VN-Index in recent sessions.
Contrary to the index’s positive move, speculative and mid-cap stocks saw stronger selling pressure. The securities sector was volatile, with VIX up more than 5% to 18,600 dong, while overall trading activity in the sector remained elevated. Reds dominated among several names, including SSI, HCM, VND, MBS, VDS, and TCX.
Alongside VIX, the Gelex group was a bright spot. GEX neared the ceiling price, rising 6.7% to 33,500 dong per share, with liquidity above 30.8 million shares. GEE also rose nearly 5%.
PC1 became the market’s negative focal point. After a heavy sell-off in the afternoon, the stock briefly fell to the floor at 17,750 dong before rebounding to close at 18,100 dong, down 5%. Trading volume surged to over 18.8 million shares.
HoSE also reiterated reminders to companies that are slow in disclosing Q1 2026 financial statements. Since mid-April, PC1 has fallen about 33%, and its market capitalization has declined by nearly 4 trillion dong.
The oil and gas group showed divergence after BSR was officially added to the VN30 index from May 13 to replace DGC. BSR rose modestly, while many other oil and gas stocks traded lower.
Foreign investors remained net sellers, with selling of about 900 billion dong. Their focus included several large-cap names such as FPT, VHM, ACB, and MSB.
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