Foreign investors were net sellers on the Vietnamese stock market on April 21, with a net sell value of approximately 421 billion VND (~$16.84 million USD), led by selling in FPT, VCB, and MSB, while buying FUEVFVND, HPG, and MSN.
Market liquidity improved slightly in the week of April 13-17, with capital flows concentrating in real estate and steel stocks, while financial and oil & gas stocks saw outflows.
Foreign investors returned to net selling 629 billion VND across the market, with the strongest net sell pressure on VIC at approximately 879 billion VND, while net buying was strongest for SSI and MWG.
The article recaps the past week's market performance, noting the VN-Index recovered to the 1,800 level, primarily driven by strong gains in VIC and VHM, while KSF led gains on the HNX-Index.
The article reports on daily market movements, with MWG hitting the ceiling limit on high volume due to IPO expectations for its subsidiary, while Vin-group and real estate stocks corrected sharply, and oil & gas stocks rose.
Foreign investors were net buyers of 52 billion VND (approx. $2.08 million) on the HoSE exchange, with strong net buying in VIC (315 billion VND) and MWG (195 billion VND), while being net sellers on HNX and UPCOM.
Dragon Capital sold 200,000 PVD shares, reducing its ownership to 4.97% and ceasing to be a major shareholder in PV Drilling, while the company also announced a cautious 2026 business plan with lower profit targets and a planned capital increase.
VN-Index rose 19.18 points (1.07%) to 1,819.83, driven almost entirely by Vingroup stocks (VIC +6.9%, VHM +4.5%), while market breadth was negative with 105 gainers vs 213 losers. Foreign investors were net sellers of 1,185.49 billion VND (~$47.4M USD), heavily selling FPT and VHM but buying VIC, SSI, and HPG.
Foreign investors were net sellers of approximately 1,161 billion VND (~$46.44 million) on the market, with heavy net buying of VIC and SSI but strong net selling of FPT and VHM.
Vinhomes (VHM) was the primary target of foreign selling on April 15, with a net outflow of VND 3,400 billion, accounting for the vast majority of the total VND 3,651 billion net foreign sell-off on HOSE. This occurred despite a 25-point rally in the VN-Index to 1,800, driven by other Vingroup affiliates, highlighting a sharp divergence in foreign sentiment within the blue-chip basket.
The VN-Index rose to 1,800 points, driven by strong gains in Vingroup-related stocks (VIC, VHM, VRE, VPL), while the broader market saw more declining stocks than gainers, with pressure in banking, real estate, energy, and steel sectors.
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