Vietnam Daily Market Recap April 8

VN-Index jumps 4.7% on Iran ceasefire, FTSE Russell upgrade

The VN-Index closed Wednesday at 1,756.6, up 79.0 points or 4.7%, in one of the strongest single-session gains of the year. In the early hours, US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran. Separately, FTSE Russell published its March 2026 interim review result at 3:00am Vietnamese time, confirming Vietnam’s upgrade to Secondary Emerging Market status remained on track. Market breadth was decisively positive, with 297 advances, including 25 at ceiling price, against 25 declines, including two at floor price, and 26 unchanged. HoSE matched value rose 127% DoD to VND30.4tn (USD1.16bn), the highest single-session turnover in several months and above the 20-session average. The HNX-Index rose 2.7% to 253.3.

The VN30 rose 4.9% to 1,931.0, with 22 advances, including seven at ceiling price, and one decline, the most positive breadth reading within the basket since the market’s recovery began.

All 17 sectors advanced, marking the widest sector breadth of the year. Technology led gains at 6.0%, followed by Real Estate at 6.3%, Financial Services at 5.4%, Retail Services at 4.8%, Telecoms at 4.5%, Leisure & Entertainment at 4.3%, Banking at 4.4%, Oil & Gas at 2.7%, Insurance at 2.9%, Food & Beverage at 2.3%, Auto & Parts at 1.7%.

Foreign investors recorded net selling of VND602.1bn (USD23mn) on HoSE. The headline net figure was distorted by a single large outflow in VIC of VND1.17tn (USD44mn). On the buy side, HPG attracted the largest inflow at VND331.8bn (USD13mn), followed by FPT at VND117.4bn (USD4mn), ACB at VND84.6bn (USD3mn) and TCB at VND72.7bn (USD3mn). On the sell side beyond VIC, MBB posted VND301.1bn (USD11mn), VCB VND211.3bn (USD8mn) and HDB VND107.4bn (USD4mn). The FTSE upgrade confirmation is expected to attract passive fund inflows estimated at USD1.67bn, to be deployed in four tranches between September 2026 and September 2027.

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