The market experienced a positive trading session, driven by the performance of large-cap stocks across various sectors. The VN-Index closed with a notable gain, rising 27.87 points (+1.56%) to reach 1,816.27 points, surpassing its highest level in 2025. Foreign investors’ net selling activity, amounting to approximately VND 520 billion, was a notable drawback.
Securities firms’ proprietary trading desks recorded a net buying value of VND 179 billion on HOSE.
Specifically, MCH saw the strongest net buying at VND 252 billion, followed by VIC (VND 110 billion), FPT (VND 69 billion), VRE (VND 63 billion), ACB (VND 45 billion), VJC (VND 37 billion), MWG (VND 34 billion), HDB (VND 32 billion), MSN (VND 31 billion), and LPB (VND 29 billion) – all among the actively bought stocks by proprietary trading desks.
Conversely, VPB led the net selling list with a value of -VND 373 billion, followed by HPG (-VND 220 billion), MBB (-VND 69 billion), TCB (-VND 26 billion), and STB (-VND 15 billion). Other stocks with significant net selling included PC1 (-VND 7 billion), GAS (-VND 5 billion), CTG (-VND 4 billion), REE (-VND 2 billion), and FTS (-VND 1 billion).
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