Stocks close week in green

By Minh Hieu February 14, 2025 | 01:57 am PT

An investor looks at stock prices on a smartphone at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran

Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index rose 0.45% to 1,276.08 points Friday.

The index closed 5.73 points higher after gaining 3.44 points in the previous session.

Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 27% to VND14.859 trillion (US$585 million).

The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 16 tickers closed higher.

GVR of Vietnam Rubber Group went up 3.1%, SSB of SeABank gained 2.4%, and BID of state-owned lender BIDV was up 1.6%

Eight blue chips fell. STB of Ho Chi Minh City-based lender Sacombank slipped 1.4%.

MSN of conglomerate Masan Group saw a 1.2% drop, and CTG of state-owned lender VietinBank closed 0.7% lower.

Foreign investors were net seller to the tune of VND177 billion, mainly selling VNM of dairy giant Vinamilk and MWG of electronics retail chain Mobile World.

The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.74%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.65%.