The VN-Index rose nearly 10 points on August 2nd thanks to positive foreign investment in food stocks, notably VNM attracting a net inflow of 300 billion VND and MSN attracting 61 billion VND.
Following a sharp correction in the first trading session of August, the stock market entered today's session, August 2nd, with heightened caution. The VN-Index traded below the reference level throughout the morning session and at one point lost more than 17 points, falling close to the 1,210 point mark.
However, towards the end of the afternoon session, strong buying pressure helped the index gradually widen its gains before closing at 1,236.6 points, up 9.64 points from the reference level.
Today, the Ho Chi Minh City stock exchange saw 267 stocks rise, outnumbering the 160 stocks that fell. The VN30 basket contributed positively to the rally, with 22 stocks closing above the reference price and only 6 declining.
In particular, BID accumulated 2.03% compared to the reference price, reaching 47,750 VND, becoming the main driving force for the market's increase. Other stocks in this group that strongly impacted the VN-Index included TCB, which increased 2.17% to 23,500 VND, MBB, which increased 1.71% to 23,800 VND, SSB, which increased 2.96% to 22,600 VND, and VPB, which increased 1.08% to 18,750 VND.
The stock market also saw gains, particularly in leading stocks. Specifically, BSI hit its ceiling price of 43,100 VND and closed with no sellers. Following that, AGR rose 4.9% to 17,000 VND, and VDS increased 4.6% to 20,350 VND.
The fertilizer sector joined the market's bullish momentum, with all stocks closing in positive territory. Specifically, BFC rose 3.9% to 46,700 VND, DCM increased 3.4% to 36,850 VND, DPM gained 1.6% to 35,000 VND, and DGC gained 1% to 107,100 VND.
VCB bucked the market trend, falling 2.21% to 88,700 VND and becoming the stock with the most negative impact on the VN-Index. The construction sector also recorded a negative performance, with HBC hitting its lower limit at 5,510 VND and closing with no buyers. CTD, also in this group, fell 1.2% to 63,700 VND, HTN dropped 1% to 9,820 VND, PHC declined 0.7% to 6,050 VND, and VCG fell 0.6% to 17,600 VND.
The real estate sector also faced intense selling pressure, with QCG falling 3.2% to VND 6,620, VRE down 1.4% to VND 17,950, VHM down 1.2% to VND 36,000, and VIC down 0.2% to VND 42,000.
The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange today recorded nearly 697 million shares successfully traded, equivalent to a transaction value of VND 16,387 billion. The trading volume decreased by 200 million shares compared to the previous session, while the transaction value decreased by VND 5,010 billion.
Large-cap stocks contributed over VND 8,414 billion to liquidity, corresponding to nearly 259 million shares successfully traded.FPT led in trading value with over VND 1,221 billion (corresponding to 10 million shares). Following closely behind were VNM with nearly VND 732 billion (corresponding to 10.3 million shares) and MBB with over VND 552 billion (corresponding to 23.7 million shares).
Foreign investors maintained a net buying position for the second consecutive session. Specifically, today foreign investors disbursed over VND 2,074 billion to buy 62.5 million shares, while only selling over 49 million shares, equivalent to VND 1,331 billion. The net buying value therefore reached VND 743 billion, more than 12 times higher than yesterday's session.
Foreign investors focused their capital inflows on VNM shares, with a net purchase value exceeding 300 billion VND. MSN followed in terms of attracting foreign investment, with a net purchase value of over 61 billion VND. Meanwhile, foreign investors heavily sold VIX shares with a net value of over 44 billion VND, VHM around 40 billion VND, and DXG over 34 billion VND.
Source: https://baodautu.vn/vn-index-tang-gan-10-diem-nho-dong-von-ngoai-d221500.html
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