VIC and VHM hit their upper limits, VN-Index rose nearly 19 points further.

On April 14th, the VN-Index rose nearly 19 points, strongly supported by real estate stocks, especially VIC and VHM.

On the Ho Chi Minh City stock exchange, during the morning session, the VN-Index briefly rose by more than 11 points, supported by large-cap stocks. Subsequently, significant divergence in stock performance caused the VN-Index to slow its upward trend. By the end of the morning trading session, the VN-Index had increased by 7.28 points, reaching 1,229.74 points.

VIC and VHM contributed the most to the market during the April 14th trading session. (Screenshot)

In the afternoon session, the market became increasingly positive towards the end. At the close of trading, the VN-Index stood at 1,241.44 points, up 18.98 points (1.55%); the VN30-Index closed at 1,325.87 points after falling 15.93 points (1.22%).

Rising stocks outnumbered falling stocks, with 311 advancing (28 hitting the ceiling price) and 179 declining. Within the VN30 group, the number of advancing and declining stocks was 16 and 11 respectively.

Most sectors saw gains, with the real estate sector being the most prominent performer, notably VIC and VHM which hit their upper limits, contributing the most to the market increase, by 4.3 points and nearly 4 points respectively.

In addition, steel stocks also performed well, with some reaching their upper limit. HPG, the eighth largest stock in the market, rose 4.32%, contributing more than 1.6 points to the overall increase.

Going against the market trend are the production materials, banking, healthcare, and media and entertainment industries.

Liquidity decreased sharply compared to the end of last week's trading session but remained at a good level, with over 24,000 billion VND changing hands. Foreign investors were net sellers, buying over 3,404 billion VND and selling nearly 3,530 billion VND.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the total trading value reached over 1,600 billion VND. At the close of the session, the HNX-Index stood at 215 points, up 1.66 points (0.78%); the HNX30-Index reached 424.76 points after gaining 7.19 points (1.72%).

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/vic-va-vhm-len-kich-tran-vn-index-tang-tiep-gan-19-diem-698886.html