The Vietnamese stock market witnessed its fourth consecutive week of gains, marching towards the highest price range of March 2025. International developments, especially those related to the US and President Donald Trump, were the focal points of the market this week. Trading liquidity decreased, with higher trading volume indicating a concentration of transactions in medium and small-cap stocks. The VN-Index ended the week with a 1.38% increase, surpassing the psychological threshold of 1,300 points to reach 1,332.60 points.
In contrast to the VN-Index’s successful conquest of this crucial threshold, foreign investors’ transactions were a downside last week as they net sold significantly. In total, foreign investors net sold VND 2.917 trillion on the entire market over five sessions.
Fig. 1: VN-Index’s performance and foreign investors’ net selling in the week of May 23-27, 2025
A breakdown by exchange reveals that foreign investors net sold VND 2.755 trillion on the HoSE, VND 46 billion on the HNX, and VND 116 billion on the UPCoM.
Analyzing the stocks that were net sold by foreign investors, HPG stood out with a net selling value of nearly VND 447 billion. MWG and STB followed with net selling values of VND 271.2 billion and VND 250.8 billion, respectively. VCB was also net sold, with a value of nearly VND 246.6 billion. The list of stocks net sold by foreign investors last week included VIX, GEX, CTG, HAH, DPM, VNM, VCI, and VIC, all recording net selling values in the hundreds of billions of VND.
Fig. 2: Top stocks net bought and net sold by foreign investors from May 23 to May 27, 2025
On the other hand, NVL emerged as the stock with the strongest net buying from foreign investors, attracting VND 376.3 billion. Foreign capital also flowed into VHM and NLG, with net buying values of VND 244.6 billion and VND 215.5 billion, respectively, over the week’s five sessions. Net buying was also observed in GMD, GVR, GAS, EIB, CTD, PNJ, BVH, VSC, and CEO…
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