VN-Index rose 10 points before the Lunar New Year holiday.

In the final trading session before the holiday (February 13th, or the 26th day of the 12th lunar month), large-cap stocks showed mixed performance, the VN-Index rose 10 points, and liquidity remained low.

On the Ho Chi Minh City stock exchange, the main index fluctuated within a narrow range and was more positive in the afternoon session. At closing, the VN-Index settled at 1,824.09 points, up 10 points (0.55%); the VN30-Index increased by 2.17 points (0.11%), to 2,018.64 points.

Market breadth leaned toward gains with 193 stocks rising and 118 falling. Within the VN30 group, the number of rising stocks was overwhelming, with 19 compared to 7.

The VN-Index fluctuated within a narrow range. (Screenshot)

Most sector stocks rose in price. Industrial goods and hardware/equipment were the two most positive groups, followed by banking, energy, and materials.

Conversely, the software and services group declined by 2.4%, while telecommunications services fell by 1.6%.

Large-cap stocks showed mixed performance. Of the top 10, 5 rose in price, 3 fell, and the rest remained unchanged.

VIC contributed the most to the index with 1.64 points; followed by TCX (1.12 points) and CTG (1 point). Stocks such as GEE, GVR, VPX, BSR , STB, GEX, and HDB also helped support the market.

Conversely, BID took away the most points with 0.95 points, followed byFPT with 0.88 points.

Liquidity remained low with approximately 20 trillion VND changing hands. Foreign investors continued to be net buyers, with purchases totaling nearly 3,465 billion VND and sales exceeding 3,268 billion VND.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index closed at 257.06 points, up 0.58 points (0.23%); the HNX30-Index reached 563.37 points, up 2.65 points (0.47%). A total trading volume of over 1,000 billion VND was recorded across the entire exchange.

Following today's trading session, the stock market will enter its Lunar New Year holiday period for the Year of the Horse 2026, starting from February 14th to 22nd (i.e., the 27th day of the 12th lunar month to the 6th day of the 1st lunar month), totaling 9 days.

The market is expected to reopen on Monday, February 23rd (the 7th day of the first lunar month).

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/vn-index-tang-10-diem-truc-truoc-khi-nghi-tet-733343.html