Vietnam Daily Market Recap Jan 5, 2026

Stocks advance, led by real estate

The VN-Index opened higher on Monday, fluctuated throughout the session and closed up 0.2% at 1,788.4. Market liquidity increased, with total trading value climbing 13.3% DoD to VND25.5tn (USD969.7mn). The HNX Index traded in negative territory throughout the session, posting a loss of 0.8% to close at 246.4.

Sectors were mixed today. While Real Estate (+2.6%), Utilities (+2.6%) and Oil & Gas (+2.0%) posted a gain, Financial Services (-3.4%), Industrial Goods & Services (-1.6%) and Banks (-1%) declined.

Top performers today included VHM (+6.9%), GAS (+6.9%) and VRE (+5.8%), while top laggards included GEE (-6.7%), VPB (-2.6%) and LPB (-3.1%).

Foreign investors net sold today with a total value of VND747.3bn (USD28.4mn), focusing on VIC (VND181.5bn, USD6.9mn), VIX (VND160.5bn, USD6.1mn) and FPT (VND105.9bn, USD4.0mn). On the other hand, net buying was seen in STB (VND135.7bn, USD5.2mn), VRE (VND101.0bn, USD3.8mn) and GAS (VND56.2bn, USD2.1mn).

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