The VN-Index has closed after making a slight gain, up 4.42 points or .40 percent to finish the day at 1,096.30. That said, foreign traders continued to exit the market. They net withdrew an additional US$19 million from the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange.
Value of foreign trades on the HoSE, December 19
| Buy | Sell | Change | ||||
| Date | VND* | US$ | VND* | US$ | VND* | US$ |
| 13/12 | 1,530 | $62,866,017 | 2,445 | $100,462,361 | -915 | -$37,596,344 |
| 14/12 | 1,946 | $79,958,999 | 2,304 | $94,668,826 | -358 | -$14,709,826 |
| 15/12 | 2,477 | $101,777,205 | 3,945 | $162,095,711 | -1,468 | -$60,318,505 |
| 18/12 | 2,909 | $119,527,610 | 3,679 | $151,166,063 | -770 | -$31,638,453 |
| 19/12 | 1,121 | $46,060,657 | 1,587 | $65,208,084 | -466 | -$19,147,427 |
| Total | 9,983 | $410,190,489 | 13,960 | $573,601,044 | -3,977 | -$163,410,555 |
| *billions | ||||||
Most traded stocks, foreign investors, December 19
| Code | Name | Sector | Volume |
| EIB | Eximbank | Banking and Finance | 8,973,670 |
| VPB | Vietnam Prosperity Bank | Banking and Finance | 5,738,250 |
| HPG | Hoa Phat Group | Steel | 4,632,327 |
| MBB | Military Bank | Banking and Finance | 4,205,610 |
| STB | Sacombank | Banking and Finance | 3,707,700 |
Source: Trading news December 19, 2023