Large caps lose momentum, pulling VN-Index down

Large caps lose momentum, pulling VN-Index down

HÀ NỘI — On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange, the VN-Index lost  一0 points, or  一.0 九 per cent to end the session at  九 五0. 八 points.

The market breadth was negative with the declining stocks outnumbering the gaining ones by  二 八 六- 一 三 七.

Many large-cap shares retreated in the last half of the afternoon trade.

Only six of the top  三0 largest shares by market value and liquidity increased while  二 三 decreased.

Big gainers in the morning such as Vingroup (VIC) and Phú Nhuận Jewelry (PNJ) narrowed their gains from more than  四 per cent in the early session to just  一. 一 per cent each when the closing bell rang.

Vinhomes (VHM) and Vincom Retail (VRE) lost  一. 三 per cent and  二. 一 per cent, respectively.

Masan Group increased  二. 二 per cent following the news that its subsidiary Masan High-Tech Materials signed an agreement to sell more than  一0 九. 九 million newly issued shares to Mitsubishi Materials Corporation to develop a high-tech tungsten materials platform.

Meanwhile, decliners expanded from banking, securities, real estate to oil and gas and aviation.

Major losers included BIDV (BID), Vietinbank (CTG), Military Bank (MBB), FPT Corp (FPT), PV Gas (GAS), VPBank (VPB), Sacombank (STB), Techcombank (TCB), Hoàng Huy Investment Financial Services (TCH) and sugarmaker Thành Thành Công-Biên Hòa JSC (SBT) with losses of between  二 per cent and  四 per cent each.

According to BIDV Securities Co (BSC), the selling pressure soared in the afternoon session pushing the VN-Index down and moved around  九 五0 points. Investment cash flow declined when only  三 of  一 九 sectors gained, showing that profit-taking sentiment at the peak areas is growing.

Shares made great strides last week, pushing up many shares such as Vingroup, Vinhomes, Bảo Việt Holdings, PV Power, Hòa Phát Group, Masan Group and Vietjet. The VN-Index recorded a sixth consecutive gaining week and the number for the HNX-Index was  一 二.

“The VN-Index is likely not to fall deeply and remain above  九 四0 points in the coming sessions,” BSC’s analysts said in its daily report.

On the Hà Nội Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index also moved down, losing  一. 八 八 per cent to close Monday at  一 三 九.0 三 points.

The market liquidity remained high with a total of nearly  四 九0 million shares worth more than VNĐ 九. 四 trillion (US$ 四0 六. 四 million) traded in the two markets.

Foreign investors keep selling out, concluding Monday as net sellers on HCM City’s exchange for a value of VNĐ 四 二 一 billion, but they were modest net buyers on Hà Nội’s market for VNĐ 一. 四 billion. — VNS