Buying pressure emerged, causing the VN-Index to surge at the end of the session.

After an initial period of back-and-forth trading with buyers temporarily holding the upper hand, increased pressure emerged after 40 minutes of trading, gradually giving sellers the upper hand.

Bank stocks gradually lost ground, giving way to other names like GVR, BCM, and MSN, which helped boost the index. Conversely, VCB topped the list of stocks negatively impacting the market, deducting more than 1.2 points.

At the close of the morning trading session on January 30th, the VN-Index rose 0.23 points, or 0.02%, to 1,175.92 points. Across the entire exchange, there were 174 gainers and 234 losers. The HNX-Index increased 0.06 points to 229.11 points. The UPCoM-Index rose 0.03 points to 87.64 points.

VN-Index performance on January 30 (Source: FireAnt).

In the afternoon session, selling pressure intensified, causing the VN-Index to fluctuate below the reference level before rebounding towards the end of the session.

At the close of trading on January 30th, the VN-Index rose 3.96 points, or 0.34%, to 1,179.65 points. Across the entire exchange, there were 266 gainers, 174 losers, and 112 stocks that remained unchanged.

The HNX-Index rose 1.62 points to 230.66 points. Across the entire exchange, there were 90 gainers, 72 losers, and 70 stocks unchanged. The UPCoM-Index increased 0.25 points to 87.85 points. The VN30 basket showed mixed performance, with 14 gainers and 12 losers.

On the positive side, BCM led the way, contributing 0.8 points to the market index, followed by GVR, HDB, MWG,OCB , VHM, VGC, MSN, FRT, and STB. Conversely, BID and VCB together deducted 0.6 points from the overall market.

In terms of sectors, retail stocks were the most positive, led by the trio of MWG (up 1.79%), DGW (up 1.1%), and FRT (up 4.79%). The chemical sector continued its upward trend with GVR (up 2%), DGC (up 0.56%), HCD (up 3.02%), and PHR (up 3.21%).

Most real estate stocks were in the green, with PDR rising 0.89%, TCH 1.12%, NVL 0.3%, DIG 0.94%, VRE 0.43%, KBC 1.81%, IJC 4.83%, and IDC 4.68%.

Foreign investor trading activity.

The total value of matched orders in today's session reached VND 15,787 billion, a decrease of 1% compared to yesterday's session. Of this, the value of matched orders on the HoSE reached VND 13,741 billion, a decrease of 4%. In the VN30 group, liquidity reached VND 5,194 billion.

Foreign investors made net purchases worth VND 126.2 billion, including disbursing VND 1,643 billion and selling VND 1,516 billion.

Stocks that experienced significant selling pressure included VRE (141 billion VND), KDC (105 billion VND), VNM (28 billion VND), MWG (28 billion VND), VCI (26 billion VND), etc. Conversely, stocks that were mainly bought up included STB (101 billion VND), PC1 (84 billion VND), HSG (55 billion VND), BSR (52 billion VND), PDR (51 billion VND), etc.

Source: https://www.nguoiduatin.vn/luc-cau-nhap-cuoc-vn-index-bat-tang-vao-cuoi-phien-a648081.html