On November 21st, following a session marked by declining points and increased liquidity, the market entered a slower trading phase. Selling pressure persisted across multiple stocks during the morning, causing the VN-Index to maintain a slight downward adjustment. However, in the afternoon session, buying interest significantly improved, particularly within the VN30 group, leading to a market recovery. By the close, the VN-Index rose by 6.99 points (+0.42%) to 1,655.99 points, holding steady around the 1,650 support level. Foreign investors remained a negative factor, continuing their net selling streak with 677 billion VND.
Securities firms’ proprietary trading desks unexpectedly returned to net buying, acquiring 196 billion VND on HOSE.
Specifically, CTG led the net buying with 54 billion VND, followed by POW (51 billion), MWG (50 billion), TCB (49 billion), STB (35 billion), SGT (32 billion), MBB (29 billion), FPT (25 billion), CII (19 billion), and HPG (14 billion VND).
Conversely, securities firms recorded the highest net selling in DXG, totaling -100 billion VND, followed by VCB (-43 billion), NT2 (-31 billion), HDB (-27 billion), and VHM (-10 billion VND). Other stocks also saw notable net selling, including VIP (-9 billion), MSN (-4 billion), VNM (-1 billion), SHB (-1 billion), and VIC (-1 billion VND).
Market Pulse 21/11: Buying Momentum Returns in Afternoon Session, Market Continues to Diverge
At the close of trading, the VN-Index dipped 1.06 points (-0.06%), settling at 1,654.93 points, while the HNX-Index fell 1.1 points (-0.42%), closing at 263.13 points. Market breadth favored decliners, with 419 stocks falling and 257 advancing. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, as 17 constituents declined, 9 rose, and 4 remained unchanged.
Stock Market Week 17-21/11/2025: Tug-of-War Continues
The VN-Index trimmed its losses in Friday’s session after retesting the Middle Band of the Bollinger Bands, a critical support level essential for sustaining its short-term recovery momentum. Amid cautious investor sentiment and limited demand breadth, the market is likely to remain volatile and range-bound in the upcoming sessions.
Two Bank Stocks Hit Hard by Brokerage Firms’ Net Selling on November 20th
Proprietary trading firms extended their net selling streak on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE), offloading a total of VND 48 billion worth of shares.








































