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Foreign investors net bought 731.9 billion VND (~29.3 million USD) of Vietnamese stocks, with matching-order net buying of 692.5 billion VND, led by banking and energy stocks such as VCB, BSR, BID, TCB, and MBB, while real estate names like VIC and VHM were net sold.

Foreign investors net bought roughly VND 730 billion of Vietnamese equities on September 15, with Vietcombank (VCB) drawing the largest HOSE inflow at over VND 228 billion. Vingroup (VIC) and Vinhomes (VHM) absorbed the heaviest net selling at VND 343 billion and VND 212 billion respectively as the VN-Index closed up 22 points at 1,811.

Vietnam's stock market rose in the morning session of September 15, with banking and oil & gas stocks leading gains; VN-Index was up 14 points at 1,802.3 and foreign investors net bought nearly 460 billion VND.

Vietnam's stock market rose in the morning session of September 15, led by banking and financial stocks, with SSB hitting the ceiling and GEX up 5% as Gelex reassured investors it was unaffected by the Dang Phan Tuong case. Foreign investors were net buyers of nearly 460 billion VND.

FTSE Russell index-tracking ETFs are set to net-buy about USD 240 million across 27 Vietnamese stocks on September 18, with VPB drawing the largest single inflow at USD 32.8 million. The buying precedes Vietnam's official upgrade to secondary emerging market status on September 21, the first of four tranches running through September 2027.

Foreign investors reversed to net buying VND 812.5B (about USD 32.5M) on a session when the VN-Index slipped nearly 7 points to 1,788.23, with matched-order demand concentrated in banks and technology names led by VPB, MBB, TCB, FPT and VCB. The buying landed alongside a heavy ETF rebalancing week tied to Vietnam's index upgrade, while VIC, HPG and VNM sat on the net-sell side.

Foreign investors net bought VND 813 billion on September 14, with VPBank (VPB) leading at VND 149 billion, followed by MBB at VND 136 billion, TCB at VND 131 billion and FPT at VND 117 billion. Proprietary desks were effectively flat, net selling just VND 1 billion on HOSE, while HPG was the session's heaviest foreign and proprietary net sell.

FTSE Russell's semi-annual review adds 27 Vietnamese stocks, including Vietcombank (VCB) and Vingroup (VIC), to its global indices. SSI Research estimates index-tracking funds will net buy about USD 245.92 million on September 18, 2026, with total inflows of USD 2.4-4.45 billion through September 2027.

Foreign investors net bought roughly VND 812 billion (about USD 32.5 million) on August 14, with VPBank (VPB) drawing the largest single inflow at more than VND 149 billion on HOSE. MBB and TCB followed at VND 136 billion and VND 131 billion, while HPG led net sales at VND 170 billion.

Foreign ETFs rebalance on September 18 alongside the first FTSE upgrade disbursement, with SSI Research estimating USD 450M of buying against USD 204M of selling, or roughly USD 246M net into 27 Vietnamese stocks. VPB leads at USD 33M, while MCH faces the heaviest liquidity pressure at 10.51 days of average volume and VIC is seen net sold by about USD 28M.