VN-Index falls for the fourth consecutive session.

In the first trading session of the week, which was also the last session of March (March 31), the VN-Index fell by more than 10 points, marking the fourth consecutive day of decline.

Global stock markets fell amid concerns that the US might impose retaliatory tariffs on other countries, impacting investor sentiment in the domestic market. Therefore, selling was the preferred option for many investors in today's trading session.

On the Ho Chi Minh City stock exchange, the VN-Index declined for most of the trading session. At the close, the VN-Index stood at 1,306.86 points, down 10.6 points (0.8%); at one point during the session, the index fell below $1,305 USD/ounce. The VN30-Index dropped 10.05 points (-0.73%), to 1,363.88 points. This marked the fourth consecutive session of market decline.

Most stocks in the VN30 group declined in price. (Screenshot)

On the electronic trading board, declining stocks dominated. Across the entire exchange, 322 stocks were in the red, while 135 were in the green. Within the VN30 group, the number of declining stocks was more than twice the number of rising stocks (20 and 8 respectively).

Strong supply pressure pushed most sectors down; telecommunications, software, raw materials, and semiconductors were among those that fell by more than 2%. Going against the trend were hardware, household and personal goods, pharmaceuticals-biotechnology, and production materials. The hardware sector saw a notable increase of 2.33%.

GVR was the stock that deducted the most points with 2.15 points; followed by VCB (nearly 1.6 points),FPT (over 1 point), and BCM (nearly 0.7 points). Conversely, the stock that contributed the most points was MBB (nearly 0.3 points).

Due to strong selling pressure, liquidity increased sharply compared to the end of last week's trading session, reaching over 21,000 billion VND. Foreign investors were net sellers, buying over 1,684 billion VND and selling nearly 3,000 billion VND.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the total trading value reached nearly 1,000 billion VND. At the close of the session, the HNX-Index fell 3.14 points (-1.32%) to 235.06 points; the HNX30-Index closed at 482.74 points, down 5.79 points (-1.18%).

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/vn-index-giam-phien-thu-4-lien-tiep-697420.html