Major stocks regained their dominance, leading to a steady increase in the VN-Index throughout the trading session. The index closed on May 3rd with a slight gain of 4.6 points at 1,221 points. The market remained cautious, with the trading value on the HOSE reaching just over VND 15,000 billion.
After a nearly VND 1,000 billion net selling session, foreign trading resumed positively with a net buy of VND 526 billion. This marked the last day of portfolio restructuring activities for Q1/2024 ETFs.
On the HOSE, foreign investors net bought approximately VND 552 billion.
On the buying side, MWG was the most heavily bought stock by foreign investors, with a net buy value of VND 545 billion, marking a streak of six consecutive strong buying sessions. During this restructuring period, MWG was officially removed from the Diamond basket, while BMP was added. MWG traded actively during the restructuring session, with record trading volume reaching 30 million units. Additionally, PDR and VRE were the next two stocks bought net with VND 84 billion and VND 60 billion, respectively, on the HOSE.
In contrast, FUESSVFL faced the most selling pressure from foreign investors, with a value of VND 128 billion. Following closely were VHM and STB, which were sold for VND 57 billion and VND 27 billion, respectively.
On the HNX, foreign investors net bought VND 29 billion.
On the buying side, IDC was the most heavily bought stock with a net buy value of VND 24 billion. CEO was next in line with a net buy value of VND 5.7 billion on the HNX. Foreign investors also spent several hundred million VND to buy VGS, HUT, and PVB.
Conversely, MBS was the stock that faced selling pressure from foreign investors, with a value of nearly VND 5.6 billion. SHS, PVS, and LAS followed with a few billion VND being sold.
On the UPCOM, foreign investors net sold VND 55 billion.
On the buying side, QNS was bought by foreign investors for nearly VND 4.2 billion. VGT and ACV were also net bought with a few billion VND each.
On the other hand, BSR was net sold by foreign investors today by approximately VND 35 billion. They also sold at MCH, VAB, etc.
