VN-Index starts week lower

By Minh Hieu April 21, 2025 | 02:08 am PT

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

Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index fell 0.99% to 1,207.07 points Monday.

The index closed 12.05 points lower after gaining 1.87 points in the previous session.

Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 14% to VND18.641 trillion (US$720.5 million).

The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 19 tickers fell.

VIC of conglomerate Vingroup hit floor price with a maximum 7% drop.

GVR of Vietnam Rubber Group slid by 3.3% and VJC of budget airline Vietjet closed 2.9% lower.

Nine blue chips gained. STB of Ho Chi Minh City-based lender Sacombank went up 4.9%, SHB of Saigon Hanoi Commercial Bank rose 2.72% and TPB of private TPBank was up 2.65%.

Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND171 billion, mainly buying VIC and FPT of tech giant FPT Corporation.

The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, fell 0.76%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went down 0.45%.