VN-Index continues to rise.

(NLĐO) - Despite unfavorable news from the Middle East, the Vietnamese stock market recorded its second consecutive day of recovery at the beginning of the week.

Entering the trading session on April 13th, domestic investor sentiment was inevitably weighed down by the new and increasingly complex developments in the conflict in the Middle East. The VN-Index opened hesitantly in the red at 1,738.57 points and continuously experienced periods of volatility and decline.

However, persistent buying pressure at lower price levels helped the index gradually regain equilibrium. At the close of trading, the VN-Index marked its second consecutive day of gains, rising 8.96 points (+0.51%) to 1,758.96 points. Market liquidity remained stable with a total trading volume of over 867 million shares, equivalent to a transaction value of over 22,172 billion VND.

Regarding foreign investor activity, this group of investors maintained a slight net selling position with a value of over 102 billion VND on the HoSE exchange, a move indicating a cautious, trial-and-error approach.

Investors are showing caution regarding news from the Middle East.

The most notable aspect of today's session was the extremely clear "green outside, red inside" phenomenon. Although the VN-Index rose nearly 9 points, the VN30 basket showed intense tug-of-war, only increasing modestly by 2.57 points. The market's positive performance was actually sustained by the extraordinary efforts of the Vingroup group of stocks.

Looking at the impact chart on the index, VIC shares truly played the role of "hero" with a strong surge of 5.5%, contributing 13.54 points to the VN-Index's rise. Its sibling stock, VHM, also increased by 1.5%, contributing an additional 1.57 points.

Besides the pull from Vingroup, the Real Estate sector also saw active speculative capital flows with several bright spots such as CII (+6.7%), NVL (+2.4%), and DXG (+1.3%). The Securities sector witnessed divergence as capital flowed into a few specific stocks like HCM (+2.4%) and VPX (+2.5%), creating localized support on the trading board.

Banks and steel stocks face profit-taking pressure.

Conversely, the backbone sectors that had previously led the recovery are now having to give way and are facing widespread adjustment pressure.

The banking sector became the biggest drag on the index. A series of major players plunged into the red, notably BID down 1.1%, VCB, VPB, and especiallySHB losing as much as 2.6%. Similarly, the steel sector also suffered, with HPG shares falling 0.7% and VGS declining 1.2%. Even within the securities sector, leading stock SSI could not avoid a correction, falling 0.7%.

The trading session on April 13th showed the market attempting to build a consolidation base amidst the conflicting macroeconomic information flows. The fact that the index is heavily dependent on a few key stocks requires investors to be extremely selective in their portfolio choices during this sensitive period.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/vn-index-tiep-tiep-tang-diem-196260413153530271.htm