Vietnam’s stock market posted a strong recovery on July 30, with both domestic and foreign investors driving momentum across key sectors.
The VN-Index rose 14.22 points to close at 1,507.63, up 0.95 percent, snapping a brief pullback and returning to its uptrend, according to the latest data from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange→view source.
Broad-based gains led by financials and mid-caps
The VN30 index, which tracks the 30 largest stocks, gained 0.59 percent, suggesting solid blue-chip support.
Meanwhile, mid-cap and small-cap stocks outperformed, with the VNMIDCAP index surging 1.73 percent and VNSMALLCAP up 1.34 percent.
Key sector indexes showed:
- Banking & finance (VNFIN) up 2.15 percent
- Industrials (VNIND) up 2.03 percent
- Real estate (VNREAL) down 0.79 percent, the only major drag
Foreign investors step up buying
Foreign traders turned aggressive buyers, net purchasing VND 1,496 billion (around US$57.54 million).
- Total buy value: VND 5,518 billion (US$211.46 million)
- Total sell value: VND 4,022 billion (US$153.92 million)
Heavy buying focused on banks and brokerages, with VPB, CTG, SSI, VIX, and STB topping both trading value and net-buy lists.
Most active stocks
- SHB led the volume with 143 million shares traded, followed by VPB and VIX
- Top gainers by percentage: VPB, PET, BBC (all near +7%)
- Biggest losers: HU1 (-6.87%), DC4, and STG
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