VN-Index surges on its 25th anniversary.

The Vietnamese stock market on July 28th witnessed massive buying pressure across all sectors, with the VN-Index setting a new record of 1,557 points, becoming the strongest performing market in the Asian region.

Overcoming profit-taking pressure from foreign investors, the VN-Index rose more than 26 points in the first trading session of the week (July 28), becoming the strongest performing stock market in Asia, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the official opening of the Vietnamese stock market (July 28, 2000).

The market extended its upward trend with a seventh consecutive session of gains, closing the VN-Index at 1,557.42 points, setting a new record. On the HOSE exchange, 258 stocks rose (including 33 that hit the ceiling price), 38 remained unchanged, and 81 declined (including 2 that hit the floor price).

In today's session, the VN30 index also performed positively, rising +26.3 points to 1,695.63 points. Within the VN30 basket, gainers outnumbered gainers, with 26 stocks rising, while 1 remained unchanged and 3 declined.

Besides the record-breaking index, liquidity also reached near-record levels compared to the beginning of April, 41.7% higher than the 20-day average, exceeding 46,715 billion VND.

"Green" is dominating the market.

Abundant cash flow helped create a "green" trend across sectors, with 18 out of 21 sectors gaining points. Leading the way was Securities (+6.19%), followed by Sugar (+3.15%) and Construction (+2.77%). Conversely, Plastics (-0.99%), Consumer Food (-0.06%), and Retail (-0.04%) were the only three sectors experiencing downward pressure.

The stocks that provided the strongest support to the index today were VPB (VPBank, HOSE) up 4.37%,SHB (SHB, HOSE) up 6.98%, LPB (LPBank, HOSE) up 3.69%, EIB (Eximbank, HOSE) up 5.96%, GEX (Gelex, HOSE) up 6.92%,...

The group of stocks that strongly influenced the VN-Index on July 28 (Screenshot: SSI iBoard)

Conversely, stocks that declined today included: VRE (Vincom Retail, HOSE) down -0.51%, FRT (FPT Retail, HOSE) down 0.89%, PNJ (PNJ, HOSE) down 0.46%,...

Additionally, on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, both the HNX-Index and UPCoM-Index also performed positively, reaching 263.79 points (+9.23) and 106.94 points (+1.17) respectively.

For foreign investors , this group of investors maintained a "profit-taking" stance, selling a net 984 billion VND across the entire market today. Specifically, on the HOSE exchange, foreign investors sold a net of approximately 1,049 billion VND.

The spotlight was on HPG (Hoa Phat Steel, HOSE) with a surge in selling pressure reaching 419 billion VND. Next was FPT (FPT, HOSE) with selling pressure of 150 billion VND.

Conversely, SHB (SHB, HOSE) was the most heavily bought stock with 335 billion VND. In addition, other stocks such as VNM (Vinamilk, HOSE) and a series of bank stocks including LPB (LPBank, HOSE), OCB (OCB, HOSE), and EIB (Eximbank, HOSE) saw net buying ranging from 44 billion to 75 billion VND.

According to experts, today's developments in the Vietnamese stock market show that a large amount of money is flowing into the market, with price increases and liquidity synchronized and supporting each other. This signals that the upward trend is highly likely to continue in the next trading session.

However, with the current sharp and rapid increase in both points and stock prices, chasing the rally carries the risk of a correction before the shares are credited to investors' accounts in the coming sessions. Therefore, investors are advised to be cautious, limit chasing the rally, maintain a higher cash-to-stock ratio, and carefully consider their strategy and stock selection between strong price increases and the intrinsic capabilities of the businesses.

Stocks enter a crucial week.

Some key information for investors this week regarding the Vietnamese and international stock markets: The US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting, with the interest rate decision expected to be announced early Thursday morning (July 31); The US President's imposition of retaliatory tariffs (August 1), ranging from 15% to 50% on imported goods from various countries; and the overall picture of Q2 2025 business results.

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/vn-index-bung-no-dip-sinh-nhat-25-tuoi-2025072818082432.htm