VIX shares surge to ceiling as market liquidity dries up

After three consecutive strong declines, VIX shares of CTCP Chứng khoán VIX surged in trading on April 7, 2026, becoming a rare bright spot as the market fell into record-low liquidity. Specifically, at the close, VIX stock price was 16,950 dong per share, up 6.94% from the prior session, with matched trading volume exceeding 38.7 million shares. This shows demand from investors after the prior sharp correction. Notably, previously, VIX had three straight sessions of declines in line with the market, with the price erasing nearly 7%, corresponding to a drop of 1,150 dong per share—the lowest level in more than six months. VIX shares were being bought aggressively by investors on April 7. Notably, the ceiling rise occurred right after the company completed the period for registering and paying for buying shares in the large rights issue to existing shareholders. Specifically, the company is issuing nearly 918.9 million shares at a sale price of 12,000 dong per share, expected to raise more than 11,000 billion dong. The registration and payment period is from March 16, 2026 to April 6, 2026. Meanwhile, management also increased ownership by exercising purchase rights. On April 3, Chairman Nguyen Tuan Dung spent more than 3.7 billion dong to accumulate an additional 374,190 shares, raising total VIX holdings to 997,841 shares, equivalent to 0.041% of charter capital. On the same day, Board member Cao Thi Hong also spent 630 million dong to accumulate 63,000 more shares, lifting total holdings to 168,000 shares, equivalent to 0.007% of charter. Market liquidity remained low; VN-Index barely escaped at the close. Contrasting with the lively movement of VIX, the market on April 7 saw strong intraday volatility with liquidity sharply lower. By the end of the afternoon, as bottom-fishing demand surged, the VN-Index managed to escape, ending higher by a modest amount. At the close on April 7, the VN-Index rose 2.55 points to 1,677.54. The HNX-Index rose 1.67 points to 246.7. The UPCoM-Index fell 0.2 points to 125.64. Market liquidity across all three exchanges totaled just over 16.4 trillion dong; on HoSE, liquidity was about 15 trillion dong—the lowest in months. Investors' money focused on securities names, with: VIX +6.94%, SSI +2.04%, VCI +3.42%, VND +2.56%, HCM +1.04%, FTS +5.78%, … Bank stocks showed mixed performance but most regained green territory by the close, with LPB +4.12%, VPB +1.76%, SHB +1.38%, BID +0.13%, … Conversely, others around 1% such as ACB, HDB, TCB, MBB, TPB, … Similarly, real estate stocks also rotated; several large-cap names regained green by the close, with VIC +1.27%, NVL +1.37%, TCH +2.22%, BCM +1.33%, … Conversely, VHM -1.71%, SIP -0.82%, TAL -1.01%, KBC -0.16%, … In addition, several large-cap stocks attracted strong bottom-fishing money, contributing to the market's overall escape, such as CII +2.87%, VTP +4.18%, REE +1.24%, DCM +3.02%, DGC +2.26%, DPM +1.27%, … Read more VN-Index jumps more than 74 points at market open on April 8 According to Nguyen Trang Nhịp sống thị trường Link to original article