BSC Brief | 23.01: Range-bound trading continued to dominate

MARKET OUTLOOK
After a choppy, range-bound session, the VN-Index closed at 1,870.79 points, down nearly 12 points from the previous day. Market breadth turned negative, with 14 out of 18 sectors declining; Oil & Gas posted the steepest drop, followed by Chemicals and Insurance. Regarding foreign investor activity, foreigners were net sellers on the HOSE, while remaining net buyers on the other two exchanges. Overall, two-way tug-of-war continued to dominate, and the VN-Index has yet to show a clear signal confirming a short-term trend.

FUTURES CONTRACTS
Futures contracts decreased according to the movement of VN30, except for 41I1G6000, 41I1G9000.

COVERED WARRANTS
During the trading session on 23/01/2026, warrants fluctuated according to the struggling movement of the underlying stocks.

HIGHLIGHT
• VN-Index -11.94 points, closing at 1870.79 points. HNX-Index -5.47 points, closing at 252.96 points.
• Pulling the index up: VIC (+7.38), VHM (+1.81), VJC (+1.72), TCX (+1.53), TCB (+0.78).
• Pulling the index down: VCB (-4.19), GAS (-2.01), BID (-1.78), GVR (-1.72), VNM (-1.58).
• The matched trade value of VN-Index reached VND 27,468 billion, decreased -4.48% compared to the previous session. The total transaction value reached VND 29,367 billion.
• The trading range is 31.96 points. The market had 81 gainers, 47 remaining unchanged, 251 losers.
• Foreign investors' net selling value: VND -207.75 billion on HOSE, including VCB (VND -350.14 billion), VHM (VND -169.26 billion), CTG (VND -125.34 billion), VPB (VND -88.41 billion), BSR (VND -78.16 billion). Foreign investors were net buyers on HNX with the value of VND 6.07 billion.

BSC30, BSC50 PERFORMANCE
• BSC30 -1.41%. Positive stocks: VCI (+2.13%), VHM (+1.66%), TCB (+1.39%).
• BSC50 -1.77%. Positive stocks: VJC (+6.96%), VIC (+2.67%), PNJ (+1.81%).