Cash flow is bustling again, VN-Index closed August above 1,680 points

On August 29, the stock market closed August with a vibrant trading session. Liquidity rebounded after losing steam in the August 28 session. The total trading value of the entire market reached nearly 49,300 billion VND, significantly higher than the previous session. HoSE alone matched orders of 44,970 billion VND, the highest of the week. More than a dozen stocks reached liquidity of over a thousand billion VND, notably the financial group and Hoa Phat (HPG).

Large-cap stocks, especially in the banking group, contributed the most points to the VN-Index. Leading the way were VPB (+1.91 points), HDB, MBB and HPG. On the contrary, VIC,FPT and VCB were the three stocks that took away the most points, of which VIC contributed 1,604 points to the decrease.

VN-Index increased slightly by 1.35 points (+0.08%) to 1,682.21 points, HNX-Index increased by 3.35 points to 279.98 points, and UPCoM-Index increased by 0.38 points to 111.00 points. Green was also relatively dominant with 436 stocks increasing, of which 54 stocks increased to the ceiling; 315 stocks decreased and 17 stocks decreased to the floor, the remaining 782 stocks remained unchanged.

The securities group became the focus when most stocks closed in the green. SSI increased by 0.48% to 42,200 VND/share with liquidity of more than 2,262 billion VND, leading the cash flow along with VND (+6.9%), SHS (+6.96%), VCI (+4.32%). In particular, AAS stock fell to the floor by nearly 15%.

Notably, SSI continues to plan to offer more than 415 million shares to existing shareholders, expected to raise more than VND6,200 billion. The money will be used to supplement investment capital and margin lending, helping to increase financial capacity in a period of fierce competition. Financial stocks, especially securities and banking, continue to play a leading role and promise to attract more attention in September.

List of stocks strongly bought/sold by foreign investors in the session of August 29.

Closing August, VN-Index stood firm above the 1,680-point mark despite strong fluctuations in the second half of the month. Domestic cash flow remained the pillar supporting the index amid foreign investors' continuous net selling. Foreign investors continued to be net sellers, with a strong net withdrawal of about VND3,500 billion in today's session alone. MBB, HPG, FPT, SSI and VIX were net sold by foreign investors with VND435 billion; VND374 billion; VND356 billion; VND338 billion and VND338 billion, respectively. On the other hand, net buying power was concentrated in GMD (VND128.38 billion), VCI (VND98.8 billion), VCB (VND83.14 billion) and SHS (nearly VND78 billion).

In August 2025, data from Vietstock Finance showed that foreign investors net sold VND30,075 billion, significantly exceeding the net buying figure of more than VND7,900 billion in the previous July.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/dong-tien-soi-dong-tro-lai-vn-index-dong-cua-thang-8-vuot-1680-points-d373911.html