Update news on Aug, 20 2025
20-08-2025
VN-Index turned around at the end (VN-Index +0.61%)
- VN-Index opened above the reference mark, but was quickly dragged down by Technology sector as effect from the U.S stock market.
- Although the market managed to recover, sudden market-wide selling pressures made the market plunge into the red at the end of the morning.
- In the afternoon, large caps stocks, especially in Banking and Real Estate, surged and brought along the market. As such, the index gradually recovered and eventually closed above the reference mark.
- Market breadth recorded 83 winners, 259 losers and 39 unchanged.
- Market liquidity jumped by 25.0% to VND 68 trillion.
VN30 saw strong gainers (VN30 +0.99%)
- The basket recorded 12 increasing stocks, 17 decreasing stocks and 1 staying the same.
- LPB (+6.89%), VIB (+6.83%), VPB (+6.87%) hit ceiling prices while VIC (+5.08%) and VHM (+5.43%) also posted strong gains.
- Meanwhile, major decliners were abundant but at lesser extents such as PLX (-3.52%), DGC (-3.13%), TPB (-2.82%), HPG (-2.66%).
Sectors and stocks daily highlights
- Oil & Gas stocks PVD (-3.27%), PVC (-3.10%), PVS (-4.59%) declined over the possibility of easing sanctions on Russia.
- Steel producers HSG (-3.83%), NKG (-4.72%) dropped as the U.S raised tariffs on products containing steel and aluminum.
- Foreign investors net sold VND 442 billion today. VPB (+6.87%) led the net sold list by a wide margin. On the other hand, SHB (-1.08%) and VIX (+0.55%) were the most net bought stocks.
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