BSC Brief | 20.10: A sudden and intense sell-off emerged toward the end of the session

MARKET OUTLOOK
The market declined right from the opening, but by the afternoon session, the sell-off suddenly intensified, pushing the VN-Index down to close at 1,636.43 points, a drop of nearly 5.5% compared to the previous session. Market breadth turned sharply negative, with all 18 out of 18 sectors posting losses — notably, Media, Basic Resources, Chemicals, and Insurance each fell by more than 6%. Regarding foreign investor activity, the group recorded a net sell of nearly VND 2 trillion on the HSX today. Investors are advised to trade cautiously in the coming sessions and monitor whether the sell-off momentum shows signs of stabilizing.

FUTURES CONTRACTS
Futures contracts all decreased according to the movement of VN30.

COVERED WARRANTS
During the trading session on 20/10/2025, warrants fluctuated according to the correction of the underlying stocks.

HIGHLIGHT
• VN-Index -94.76 points, closing at 1636.43 points. HNX-Index -13.09 points, closing at 263.02 points.
• Pulling the index up: VTP (+0.14), VAB (+0.09), CTR (+0.09), LGC (+0.04), HT1 (+0.03).
• Pulling the index down: VIC (-8.16), VHM (-7.41), VCB (-4.85), TCB (-4.47), BID (-4.05).
• The matched trade value of VN-Index reached VND 50,670 billion, increased 26.24% compared to the previous session. The total transaction value reached VND 53,405 billion.
• The trading range is 90.68 points. The market had 34 gainers, 19 remaining unchanged, 325 losers.
• Foreign investors' net selling value: VND -2052.65 billion on HOSE, including MSN (VND -652.44 billion), CTG (VND -269.10 billion), STB (VND -221.51 billion), SSI (VND -175.28 billion), HPG (VND -158.91 billion). Foreign investors were net sellers on HNX with the value of VND -96.63 billion.

BSC30, BSC50 PERFORMANCE
• BSC30 -6.31%.
• BSC50 -5.22%. Positive stocks: VTP (+4.50%), CTR (+3.88%), VJC(-0.29%).