Profit-taking pressure emerged across the board, particularly in banking and technology stocks, causing the VN-Index to retreat slightly to 1,301.39 points — a nearly 12-point in Friday''s session.
The rally was driven by optimistic developments in US trade negotiations with both the United Kingdom and China, which supported investor sentiment across global markets.
Despite strong resistance and uncertain outcomes from the tarriff talks, analysts expect the VN-Index to consolidate in the short term before attempting to break the 1,280-point level and approach the psychological threshold of 1,300.
The launch of the new KRX trading system on May 5 is expected to bolster sentiment in the short term, analysts stress that macroeconomic factors, particularly US tariff policies, will be the main drivers of market direction in the coming...
The session opened on a positive note with mild gains, and although early selling pressure brought the benchmark close to the reference level by late morning, buying demand—especially in real estate stocks—strengthened in the afternoon, pushing the market higher towards...
At the close, the VN-Index rose by 12.35 points, or 1.02 per cent, to 1,223.35 points. Market breadth remained positive, with 200 gainers outpacing 102 decliners.
The Construction Development Investment Joint Stock Corporation (DIC) has recently announced the suspension of the issuance of 200 million shares to the public, at a price of VNĐ15,000 per share.
The recovery of the VN-Index last week delivered positive signals, supported by several favourable macroeconomic factors. However, market liquidity remains low, and the outlook still carries inherent risks.