Sept. 5: VN-Index Plummets, Foreign Traders Net-sell VND 1.38 trillion
The VN-Index closed at 1,666.97 points on 5 September, down 29.32 points or 1.73 percent, with total trading value at VND 49.03 trillion (US$1.88 billion), according to the latest data from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange → view source.
The VN30 index dropped 2.02 percent to 1,845.48. Mid- and small-cap indexes also fell, with VNMIDCAP losing 2.27 percent and VNSMALLCAP down 0.93 percent.
Foreign trading
Foreign investors were net sellers with VND 4.49 trillion (US$172.7 million) in sales against VND 3.11 trillion (US$119.5 million) in buys, resulting in a net sell of VND 1.38 trillion (US$53.2 million).
Key net buys included FPT, HPG, DIG, TCB, and SSI, while heavy trades were also seen in VHM and VPB.
Market liquidity and top movers
Matched orders reached 1.73 billion shares.
The most actively traded stocks were SHB, HPG, MBB, VND, and SSI. On price performance, SVC, PTC, and SJS gained nearly 7 percent, while AGR, DSE, and VND led the losers with declines above 6.7 percent.
Sector trends
Losses were broad-based across financials, materials, and consumer sectors.
Only energy (+0.27 percent) and healthcare (+0.58 percent) managed to post gains, signalling defensive rotation in an otherwise risk-off session.
