"King" stocks are back on track.

Green dominated from the moment the market opened. However, investors remained cautious, causing the main indices to experience slight gains and fluctuate around the reference level.

The positive momentum came from large-cap stocks, especially the banking sector, which served as the main support for the market. Of the top 10 stocks providing the best support to the index, six belonged to the banking sector, with the trio of BID, TCB, and CTG making the biggest contributions, followed by MBB,SHB , and ACB.

At the close of the morning trading session on February 5th, the VN-Index rose 5.46 points, or 0.47%, to 1,178.01 points. Across the entire exchange, there were 232 gainers and 196 losers. The HNX-Index decreased by 0.25 points to 230.31 points. The UPCoM-Index increased by 0.02 points to 88.39 points.

VN-Index performance on February 5th (Source: FireAnt).

Entering the afternoon session, positive investor sentiment was reinforced, leading to a surge in green on the trading screen, with the VN-Index briefly surpassing the 1,190-point mark.

At the close of trading on February 5th, the VN-Index rose 13.51 points, or 1.15%, to 1,186.06 points. Across the entire exchange, there were 270 gainers, 212 losers, and 72 stocks that remained unchanged.

The HNX-Index fell 0.28 points to 230.28 points. Across the entire exchange, 70 stocks rose, 81 fell, and 76 remained unchanged. The UPCoM-Index increased 0.05 points to 88.38 points. Within the VN30 basket, 21 stocks saw price increases.

Although VCB had the biggest impact, deducting over 0.4 points from the overall index, eight stocks in the banking sector were among the top 10 stocks contributing a total of 11.4 points to the overall index. Notably, CTG contributed nearly 3 points, BID contributed nearly 2.5 points, followed by MBB,ACB , TCB, VPB, VIB, and TPB.

Closely following is the technology and information sector with a growth rate of 1.45%, withFPT and SRB showing strong gains of 1.47% and 15% respectively; ELC, CMT, SGT, and HPT also closed in positive territory.

In the chemical sector, GVR led the way, contributing 0.4 points to the overall index and rising 1.83%. Additionally, HCD increased 3%, LAS 3.5%, DPM 0.91%, and AAA 0.4%.

These codes influence the market.

The total value of matched orders in today's session reached VND 21,316 billion, a decrease of 7% compared to yesterday's session. Of this, the value of matched orders on the HoSE reached VND 19,193 billion, a decrease of 5%. In the VN30 group, liquidity reached VND 9,134 billion.

Foreign investors reversed their trend and became net buyers with a value of VND 55.37 billion, including disbursing VND 1,562 billion and selling VND 1,506 billion.

Stocks that were heavily bought included CTG (196 billion VND), STB (93 billion VND), FRT (6520 billion VND), HAH (42 billion VND), VND (37 billion VND), etc. Conversely, stocks that were heavily sold included SHS (119 billion VND), TPB (103 billion VND), VCB (55 billion VND), SSI (53 billion VND), VRE (50 billion VND), etc.

Source: https://www.nguoiduatin.vn/co-phieu-vua-tro-lai-duong-dua-a648911.html