VN-Index declined amid broad-based selling (-0.60%)
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- VN-Index opened on a cautious note following last week’s rally, as investors remained selective ahead of the 1,800-point resistance level.
- During the morning session on October 26, the VN-Index struggled to sustain its early momentum, reversing a 7.3-point gain to end the morning session at 1,772.78 points (-0.08%). Selling pressure spread across Banking and Real Estate stocks. In contrast, Energy stocks bucked the broader weakness, led by GAS (+2.81%), BSR (+1.20%), and PVD (+0.27%), while VIC (+0.21%) provided some support to the benchmark.
- In the afternoon session, VN-Index extended its losses in the afternoon as profit-taking accelerated and selling pressure spread across large-cap and mid-cap stocks. Banking and Real Estate stocks remained under pressure, while earlier gains in VIC (+0.21%) and Energy stocks narrowed.
- Market breadth recorded with 106 advancers, 205 decliners, and 65 unchanged stocks.
- Market turnover decreased by 20.15% from the previous session to VND 13.52 trillion. The VN-Index closed at 1,763.55 points (-0.60%).
VN30 fell amid Banking and Real Estate weakness (-0.92%)
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- The basket recorded 5 gainers, 22 decliner, and 3 unchanged stocks
- GAS (+2.81%), VJC (+1.77%), and BSR (+1.20%) led the gainers
- Conversely, SSB (-4.50%), VRE (-2.80%), and LPB (-2.48%) were the most notable decliners.
Sectors and stocks daily highlight
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- Dong Son Holdings – Ticker: DSH (+0.84%) debuted on HOSE on October 26, 2026, with 35 million shares listed at a reference price of VND 11,900/share, implying a market capitalization of VND416.5bn. The company will also set October 29 as the record date for a 12% stock dividend. In 1H26, net revenue surged 4.2x YoY to VND 477bn, while NPAT rose 3.9x to VND 109bn, largely driven by the consolidation of BOT Hanoi–Bac Giang rather than purely organic growth
- FOX (-1.40%) reported Q3/2026 net revenue of VND 5.92tn (+20% YoY) and NPAT of VND 1.02tn (+13% YoY), marking its second consecutive quarter of profits exceeding VND1tn. However, gross margin narrowed to 43.4% from 51.1% due to rising costs. For 9M26, NPAT reached VND 2.93tn (+14% YoY), while cash, cash equivalents, and short-term financial investments totaled VND 16.3tn at end-September. On October 23, the Ministry of Public Security transferred the representation of its state ownership stake in FOX to GTINX
- Foreign investors recorded net selling of VND 884.99 billion. No individual stock attracted notable net foreign buying interest, while FPT (-1.75%) faced net foreign selling pressure.
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