Large stocks lead, VN-Index surpasses 1,650 point mark

In the trading session on November 17, the market performed positively with most stocks increasing in price, especially large stocks, helping the VN-Index increase by nearly 19 points, above the 1,650 point mark.

On the Ho Chi Minh City stock exchange, at the close of trading, the VN-Index stood at 1,654.42 points, up 18.96 points (1.16%); the VN30-Index rose 22 points (1.18%), to 1,893.54 points.

The market rose from the beginning to the end of the session. During the session, there were some moments of increased profit-taking pressure, but strong demand helped the market maintain its positive momentum.

VIC provided the strongest support to the market on November 17th. (Screenshot)

The strongest support for the market came from the two key stocks VIC and VHM, contributing 5.31 points and 1.01 points respectively. However, many other mid-cap stocks also supported the market's upward trend, such as GVR (0.64 points), MSN (0.59 points), BSR (0.51 points), etc.

On the trading board, green dominated with 227 stocks rising and only 86 falling. In the VN30 basket, the number of gainers and losers were 28 and 2 respectively.

Strong demand helped most sectors rise, with hardware and equipment being the most active. Real estate, energy, securities, media and entertainment, materials, software, and services all rose by more than 1%.

Going against the market trend are the automotive and components; pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and science ; consumer services; telecommunications services; and insurance industries.

Liquidity reached 21,500 billion VND. Foreign investors were net sellers, buying over 2,038 billion VND and selling nearly 2,950 billion VND.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index closed up 1.08 points (0.4%) at 268.69 points; the HNX30-Index stopped at 593.79 points, up 3.53 points (0.6%).

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/co-phieu-lon-dan-dat-vn-index-vuot-moc-1-650-diem-723620.html