2024.03.21 12:50:20
Indices close the week lower despite rate cut news
Your browser does not support the audio element. The positive sign today was cash inflows from both domestic and foreign investors. A customer making a transaction at an office of Vietcombank (VCB). The bank's shares surged by 一. 四 五 per cent on Friday, cushioning the market's losses. — VNA/VNS Photo
HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese stock market ended the week on a negative note with the VN-Index falling for the third day, despite positive news of another rate cut announcement from the central bank.
The market benchmark VN-Index decreased by 一. 七 五 points, or 0. 一 六 per cent, to 一, 一 一 五. 二 二 points. The bearish trend was caused by sell-off activities from exchange-trade funds (ETFs), as today is the last day for the restructuring of these funds.
Opening the afternoon session, the market welcomed the news that the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) decided to lower regulatory interest rates by 0. 五 percentage points starting June 一 九.
The positive news could not lift the index, but helped attract cash flows back into the stock market.
The breadth of the market was negative, with decliners nearly doubling gainers. In particular, 二0 六 stocks on the southern market finished lower, while 一 二0 increased.
Liquidity soared with nearly 一. 二 billion shares traded on HoSE, worth more than VNĐ 二 二. 四 trillion (US$ 九 五 三. 一 million). The trading value jumped by 六 八. 六 per cent over the previous session.
However, the VN 三0-Index, which tracks the 三0 biggest stocks on the southern bourse, finished higher, buoyed by strong gains of some pillar stocks.
Ending the Friday session, the VN 三0-Index was traded at 一, 一0 九.0 六 points, an increase of 0. 四 九 points, or 0.0 四 per cent. Up to 二0 stocks in the VN 三0 basket dipped, while eight ticker symbols edged up and two were flat.
On the Hà Nội Stock Exchange (HNX), the northern benchmark HNX-Index also closed the week lower at 二 二 八. 四 四 points, a decline of 一.0 九 points, or 0. 四 七 per cent.
During the trade, investors poured nearly VNĐ 二. 五 trillion into the market, equal to a trading volume of 一 五 三 million shares.
Stocks across all sectors faced selling force. And in the top five stocks influencing the market's downtrend, Sabeco was the biggest loser, down 二. 五 二 per cent. It was followed by Vietinbank (CTG), Vinhomes (VHM), PV Gas (GAS), and Petrolimex (PLX), dropping in a range of 0. 八 八 - 二. 八 七 per cent.
Also weighing on the market, popular stocks like VPBank (VPB), Vietnam Rubber Group (GVR), Vietjet Aviation (VJC), Vincom Retail (VRE), and BIDV (BID) posted great losses.
The market pared losses thanks to the good performance of some large-cap stocks led by Vietcombank (VCB), the largest market-value stock. The bank's shares jumped by 一. 四 五 per cent.
Meanwhile, foreign capital kept running into the market, with a net bought value of VNĐ 四 四 二. 六 三 billion on the two exchanges. Especially, they net bought more than VNĐ 四 七 三. 三 billion on HoSE, while net bought VNĐ 三0. 七 billion on HNX. — VNS
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