At the close of trading on May 21st, the VN-Index fell 16.34 points to 1,896.89 points. Meanwhile, the HNX-Index rose 3.04 points to 264.37 points and the UPCOM-Index increased 0.52 points to 125.72 points. The VN30-Index edged down 1.43 points to 2,027.51 points.
Liquidity on the HOSE remained high, reaching nearly 21,700 billion VND, equivalent to more than 738 million shares traded. The market slightly favored buyers with 320 gainers, 303 losers, and 902 unchanged; 19 stocks hit the ceiling price and 13 stocks hit the floor price.
The selling pressure was mainly concentrated in blue-chip stocks; among them, Vingroup 's VIC was the most negative contributor, subtracting nearly 13 points from the VN-Index, falling 3.53% to 218,700 VND/share. Also from the Vingroup group, VHM and VRE also declined, while VPL bucked the trend, rising 2.07% to 93,500 VND/share.
Other large-cap stocks such as GAS, GVR, BSR,FPT , CTG, and STB also faced selling pressure. Conversely, some stocks like MWG, VPL, LPB, HPG, VCB, and VPB contributed to supporting the index.
Looking at the sector, banking stocks showed mixed performance. VCB, MBB, ACB, VPB, LPB, VIB, andSHB maintained their gains, while CTG, STB, TCB, and BID declined. The securities sector also showed mixed results, with HCM falling 2.36%; SSI, VND, VCI, and SHS all decreasing, while VIX rose 1.6%.
The oil and gas sector continued to exert significant pressure on the market, with most stocks declining: BSR lost 3.46%, GAS fell 2.68%, PLX dropped 2.05%; PVD and PVS declined by 1.95% and 1.94% respectively.
In the real estate sector, selling pressure spread across many large-cap stocks such as VIC, VHM, VRE, NVL, DIG, and VPI, although some bright spots emerged like KBC and TCH. Conversely, the retail sector became a standout performer, with MWG rising nearly 3%, making a positive contribution to the VN30-Index.
Notably, shares of PC1 Group Joint Stock Company surged to the ceiling price of 20,300 VND/share, with explosive trading volume exceeding 27 million units, approximately double the average. This development follows a recovery after a period of sharp correction, when the stock had fallen by about 40% in the previous month, then recovered by about 15% in the last three sessions, including two consecutive days of hitting the ceiling price.
Conversely, shares of Duc Giang Chemical (DGC) fell 1.64% to VND 48,000 per share, marking the third consecutive day of decline. This development occurred after the HOSE (Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange) adjusted trading regulations related to this stock due to the company's delay in submitting its audited financial statements for 2025 by more than 45 days. Under the new regulations, DGC shares can still be traded throughout the day, but only in even-numbered lots using the periodic order matching method.
Foreign investors sold heavily, net selling 1,700 billion VND, the strongest since April 28th. VIC continued to attract attention with net selling of 517 billion VND, clearly illustrating today's difficult performance.
In addition, FPT also saw net selling of over 316 billion VND, MBB over 174 billion VND, VHM nearly 140 billion VND, ACB over 132 billion VND, and TCB almost reaching 100 billion VND. Meanwhile, net buying was mainly concentrated on VPB with a value of over 261 billion VND and VCB over 163 billion VND.
The market on May 21st faced strong downward pressure as the VN-Index fell below 1,900 points, mainly due to selling pressure on blue-chip stocks and large net selling by foreign investors. This development shows that the trend of market differentiation continues to dominate, with capital still concentrated in a few individual stocks.
Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thi-truong-tien-te/vnindex-roi-moc-1900-diem-20260521160717335.htm
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