BSC Brief | 21.01: Sideways & range-bound trend continues to dominate the market

MARKET OUTLOOK
The range-bound trend persisted in today’s session. After a day of choppy trading, the VN-Index closed at 1,885.44 points, down more than 8 points from yesterday. Market breadth leaned negative, with 13 out of 18 sectors declining; Industrials recorded the steepest drop, followed by Automobiles & Parts, among others. On the upside, Media led the gains, followed by Oil & Gas and Utilities. Regarding foreign flows, foreign investors were net sellers on HOSE and UPCoM, while turning net buyers on HNX. The VN-Index is attempting to break above the 1,900 peak but has not succeeded yet. The index’s current support level stands at 1,850.

FUTURES CONTRACTS
Futures contracts decreased according to the movement of VN30, except for 41I1G2000, 41I1G3000.

COVERED WARRANTS
During the trading session on 21/01/2026, warrants fluctuated according to the struggling movement of the underlying stocks.

HIGHLIGHT
• VN-Index -8.34 points, closing at 1885.44 points. HNX-Index -0.45 points, closing at 252.66 points.
• Pulling the index up: GAS (+3.01), STB (+1.74), BSR (+1.68), CTG (+0.94), DGC (+0.39).
• Pulling the index down: VNM (-1.34), VCB (-1.25), VPB (-1.17), GEE (-1.08), VIC (-0.83).
• The matched trade value of VN-Index reached VND 34,580 billion, increased 4.25% compared to the previous session. The total transaction value reached VND 37,339 billion.
• The trading range is 34.97 points. The market had 96 gainers, 36 remaining unchanged, 246 losers.
• Foreign investors' net selling value: VND -312.93 billion on HOSE, including VNM (VND -193.27 billion), VCB (VND -151.81 billion), VIC (VND -101.63 billion), HCM (VND -84.87 billion), GEX (VND -62.23 billion). Foreign investors were net buyers on HNX with the value of VND 88.64 billion.

BSC30, BSC50 PERFORMANCE
• BSC30 -0.01%. Positive stocks: PVS (+7.81%), BSR (+6.99%), DGC (+6.98%).
• BSC50 -0.87%. Positive stocks: GAS (+5.26%), IDC (+5.17%), PVD (+4.39%).