Vietnam’s stock market continues to face significant profit-taking pressure near its peak. By the close of the January 15th session, the VN-Index dropped nearly 30 points to 1,864.8. Trading liquidity remained robust, with order-matching values on HoSE surpassing VND 39.5 trillion.
Foreign trading activity was a notable downside, with net selling exceeding VND 1 trillion across the market. Specifically:
On HoSE, foreign investors net sold approximately VND 839 billion
On the selling side, MSN led as the most heavily net-sold stock of the session, with a value of around VND 161 billion. Following were VCI (-VND 149 billion), SSI (-VND 145 billion), VIX (-VND 124 billion), and SHB (-VND 97 billion), all experiencing significant selling pressure.
Conversely, foreign investors actively accumulated large-cap stocks. VIC topped the net buying list with a value of approximately VND 211 billion, followed by VCB (+VND 159 billion), TCX (+VND 57 billion), STB (+VND 52 billion), and MBB (+VND 48 billion).
Top net bought/sold stocks by foreign investors on HoSE. Unit: billion VND
On HNX, foreign investors net sold approximately VND 89 billion
On the selling side, MBS led the net-sold list with a value of around VND 44 billion. The next positions in the top 5 net-sold list were SHS (-VND 18 billion), IDC (-VND 13 billion), PVI (-VND 8 billion), and NTP (-VND 6 billion).
On the buying side, foreign investors most actively purchased VC3, with a value of approximately VND 3 billion. Following were HUT (+VND 2 billion), TNG (+VND 1 billion), VGS (+VND 1 billion), and MST (+VND 0.5 billion).
Top net bought/sold stocks by foreign investors on HNX. Unit: billion VND
On UPCOM, foreign investors net sold approximately VND 76 billion
On the selling side, VEA topped the net-sold list for the session with a value of around VND 62 billion. ACV followed with VND 20 billion in net selling, along with VGI (-VND 4 billion) and ABI (-VND 2 billion).
On the buying side, foreign capital focused on accumulating a few select stocks. F88 was the most heavily net-bought stock with a value of approximately VND 9 billion, followed by QNS, MSR, ABB, and MPC with smaller buying values.
Top net bought/sold stocks by foreign investors on UPCOM. Unit: billion VND
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