VN-Index reaches historical peak.

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The VN-Index closed the May 7th trading session at 1,909.01 points, an increase of 17.81 points, setting the highest closing level in the history of the Vietnamese stock market, surpassing the record of 1,902.93 earlier this year. Notably, the index at one point approached 1,925, a figure unprecedented in history.

In this historic session, the market recorded price increases for 333 stocks, with 26 hitting the ceiling price, notably VHM, STB, and the duo GEX and GEE, continuing the positive developments from the morning session.

Looking at the top 10 stocks with the most positive impact on the VN-Index today, VHM leads with 9.78 points, while STB contributes 2.05 points, GEE 0.66 points, and GEX 0.42 points. The list also features VIC with 7.53 points, LPB 1.18 points, HDB 0.99 points, and MSN 0.87 points.

By sector, real estate completely outperformed with a gain of up to 2.51%. However, except for VIC and VHM, most stocks in the sector closed in the red, notably NVL down 3.5%, DXG down 2.22%, DIG down 1.89%, and CEO down 1.71%.

This was also the reality across the market, as the 378 declining stocks today outnumbered the rising stocks; among them, the market witnessed 15 stocks hitting their lower limit, most notably CTD with its sharp drop in the afternoon session.

Across many other key sectors, red (indicating price increases) was not inferior to green (indicating price increases), and in some cases even slightly surpassed it. For example, in the financial sector, only banks saw gains while both securities and insurance declined.

Speaking of declines, the energy sector cannot be ignored. With a drop of 3.71%, energy became the biggest loser in the market. A series of stocks such as BSR fell 4.49%, PLX 3.33%, PVS 3.23%, PVD 2.77%, OIL 2.72%, PVT 4.89%, etc., after being pressured by news of a sharp drop in oil prices.

On the HNX, the results were mixed, with the HNX-Index falling 0.7 points to 247.76 while the UPCOM-Index rose 0.53 points to 128.18.

Total market trading value reached VND 31,700 billion, with the VN-Index returning to a scale of over VND 30,000 billion. In this context, foreign investors traded actively in both directions, with buying value exceeding VND 3,539 billion and selling nearly VND 3,852 billion, resulting in a net selling of over VND 312 billion.

This marks the 11th consecutive net selling session, with today's selling pressure primarily coming from FPT andACB, which saw net selling of nearly VND 373 billion and VND 297 billion respectively, far surpassing other stocks like KDH (nearly VND 119 billion) and BSR (over VND 99 billion).

In terms of net buying, MSN led with a value of over 376 billion VND, followed by GEX with over 144 billion VND, VHM with nearly 111 billion VND, and POW with over 109 billion VND.

Source: https://vtv.vn/vn-index-lap-dinh-lich-su-100260507164205891.htm