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VN-Index surpassed 1,800 points, with proprietary traders and individual investors posting strong net buys. Individual investors today net bought VND 647.4 billion, of which net buying on matched orders was VND 841.1 billion. Proprietary traders net bought VND 611.1 billion, with matched orders at VND 615.7 billion. Illustration photo. The market continued its ascent, with the index climbing further to close at 1,819.83, up 19.18 points, as the focus remained on the VinGroup group. VIC extended its limit-up, VHM rose 4.45%, and VPL gained 2.5%, collectively adding nearly 26 points to the overall market. Excluding these three, the VN-Index would have reversed. A number of other stocks also performed positively today but with limited impact on the index, such as BMP, TMT, SVD, KBC, MWG, MSN, TCB, VPB. Market breadth was poor, with 213 decliners to 105 advancers. Many stocks declined by more than 5–6%. In the banking and securities sectors, most names were under pressure, though declines were not as steep as some others. Energy stocks remained weak due to easing tensions in the Middle East, including GAS, BSR, PVD, PVS. Information technology and telecommunications declined, with GCI down 2.63% and FPT down 1.33%. Overall market sentiment narrowed as the VN-Index moved to elevated levels, with selling pressure easing in the remaining stocks. The three exchanges recorded matched orders totaling VND 29,400 billion, while foreign investors net sold an additional VND 1,129.9 billion (VND 898.6 billion on matched orders alone). Foreign net buying was led by Real Estate and Basic Resources. Top foreign net buys on matched orders included VIC, SSI, HPG, TCH, MSN, VPB, KBC, MWG, DGW, VND. Foreign net sells on matched orders were led by Information Technology, with top sells including FPT, HCM, VIX, ACB, NVL, SHB, VRE, CII, VCK. Individual investors net bought VND 647.4 billion, with matched-order net buying of VND 841.1 billion. In terms of sectors, individuals bought across 12 of 18 sectors on a matched basis, led by Securities. Major individual net buys included HCM, FPT, VJC, SHB, VCK, HDB, VIX, GEX, DCM, VRE. On the sell side, they net sold in 6 of 18 sectors, mainly Food & Beverage and Real Estate, with top net sells including SSI, MSN, VPB, VIC, VHM, POW, MSB, GEE, VCB. Domestic institutions were net sellers of VND 104.6 billion, with matched-order net selling of VND 558.2 billion. Top net buys among domestic institutions included FPT, VHM, ACB, VPB, VRE, NVL, GEE, MSN, CII, POW. The value of negotiated trades reached VND 5,501.2 billion, down 21.7%, representing 18.6% of total trading value. Notably, some large cross trades occurred between individual investors today, such as over 9.1 million VIC shares (worth VND 1,517.2 billion) and nearly 80.7 million SHB shares (worth VND 1,243.1 billion). The money-flow share of Real Estate, Banking, Food & Beverage, Retail, Warehousing, and Power Production & Distribution increased, while it declined in Securities, Construction, Chemicals, Electrical Equipment, Maritime Transport, and Aviation. On a matched-order basis, money allocation increased in the VN30 large-cap group and decreased in the mid-cap VNMid and small-cap VNSML groups.
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