BSC Brief | 17.12: The rebound has stalled

MARKET OUTLOOK
The VN-Index traded sideways below the 1,690 level (equivalent to Fibonacci 0.5) and closed at 1,673.66 points, down slightly by more than 5 points compared to the previous session. Market breadth tilted negative, with 11 out of 18 sectors declining, led by Chemicals as the worst-performing sector. On the upside, Media recorded the strongest gains. Regarding foreign trading activity, foreign investors posted slight net buying on the HSX and UPCOM, while remaining net sellers on the HNX. Today’s session reflected cautious market sentiment, as the rebound stalled after just one session and liquidity remained low. In the near term, the market needs to break above the 1,680–1,695 zone to confirm a short-term recovery.

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

COVERED WARRANTS
During the trading session on 17/12/2025, warrants fluctuated according to the struggling movement of the underlying stocks.

HIGHLIGHT
• VN-Index -5.52 points, closing at 1673.66 points. HNX-Index -1.96 points, closing at 253.12 points.
• Pulling the index up: VPL (+1.63), GEE (+1.10), BID (+1.03), VCK (+0.59), FPT (+0.41).
• Pulling the index down: VJC (-0.88), GAS (-0.80), CTG (-0.70), TCB (-0.68), VNM (-0.64).
• The matched trade value of VN-Index reached VND 14,402 billion, decreased -36.01% compared to the previous session. The total transaction value reached VND 19,547 billion.
• The trading range is 12.88 points. The market had 114 gainers, 54 remaining unchanged, 206 losers.
• Foreign investors' net buying value: VND 4.66 billion on HOSE, including HDB (VND 135.92 billion), FPT (VND 101.25 billion), GEX (VND 79.11 billion), TCX (VND 51.63 billion), KDH (VND 50.86 billion). Foreign investors were net sellers on HNX with the value of VND -1.45 billion.

BSC30, BSC50 PERFORMANCE
• BSC30 -0.69%. Positive stocks: DBC (+2.50%), BID (+1.60%), FPT (+1.05%).
• BSC50 -0.34%. Positive stocks: BMP (+6.31%), PVD (+4.45%), GEX (+3.69%).