Vietnam Stock Market Hits Record Led by Energy Sector: VN-Index Surpasses 1,860 Points

Market Overview and Liquidity The Vietnam stock market demonstrated strong performance during the February 23 trading session, characterized by capital inflows across all sectors.
The VN-Index concluded the day at 1,860.14 points, an increase of 36.05 points (+1.98%), marking its fourth consecutive session of gains.
While market liquidity saw a slight decline compared to the previous session, the total trading volume across the three main exchanges exceeded 852 million shares, with a total transaction value surpassing 25,441 billion VND.
Foreign Investor Movements Despite the general market upturn, foreign investors shifted their strategy, recording a total net sell-off of 1,212 billion VND.
Selling pressure was particularly concentrated on stocks such as FPT, VCB, VPB, and MWG.
Conversely, HPG, VHM, and VIX were among the most preferred stocks, attracting significant net purchases from foreign participants.
Sector Performance and the Energy Surge The most notable performance of the day came from the energy sector, which recorded a substantial increase of 6.74%.
Oil and gas stocks, including BSR, PLX, PVS, PVD, and OIL, reached their ceiling prices, acting as the primary engines of the market's growth.
Growth rates in other sectors were as follows: Insurance sector: +3.94% Materials sector: +3.57% Securities sector: +2.67% Banking sector: +1.75% Real estate sector: +1.39% In contrast, the software sector diverged negatively from the market trend, dropping by 1.64% due to losses in FPT and ELC shares.
Status of Stock Indices Trading volume on the HoSE exchange reached 22,685 billion VND, with GAS, VIC, VCB, and BID providing the highest contributions to the index.
The VNXALL Index, a general market indicator, rose by 36.85 points to reach 3,002.1.
Across the HNX, 120 stocks gained value, while 48 stocks ended the day with losses.