VN-Index hits another record

By Minh Hieu January 7, 2026 | 02:02 am PT

An investor points at stock prices on a screen at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/An Khuong

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 2.49% on Wednesday to a new all-time peak of 1,861.58 points, following the previous session’s record.

The index closed 45.31 points higher from the previous high of 1,815.98 set on Tuesday.

Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 19% to VND32.4 trillion (US$1.23 billion).

The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 28 tickers gained.

Of these, PLX of fuel distributor Petrolimex, BCM of Becamex Investment and Industrial Development, GVR of Vietnam Rubber Group and GAS of state-owned Petrovietnam Gas hit their ceiling prices.

Two blue chips fell, namely STB of Ho Chi Minh City-based lender Sacombank with a 5.8% drop and VJC of budget airline Vietjet, down 1.2%.

Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND529 billion, mainly buying FPT of tech giant FPT Corporation and VIC of private conglomerate Vingroup.

The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 1.17%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.75%.