BSC Brief | 18.05: The market continued to fluctuate at elevated price levels

MARKET OUTLOOK
After a volatile trading session, the VN-Index closed at 1,927.94 points, up more than 6 points from the previous session. Market breadth tilted positive, with 11 out of 18 sectors gaining ground, led by Oil & Gas and Insurance. Conversely, Retail and Personal & Household Goods posted the steepest declines. Regarding foreign investors’ activity, they recorded net selling across all three exchanges: HSX, HNX, and UPCOM. The market is still fluctuating at elevated price levels with no clear trend yet; investors should continue to trade cautiously during this period

FUTURES CONTRACTS
Futures contracts declined, moving against the VN30 Index, except for 41I1G6000.

COVERED WARRANTS
During the trading session on 18/05/2026, most covered warrants decreased.

HIGHLIGHT
• VN-Index +6.34 points, closing at 1927.94 points. HNX-Index +1.83 points, closing at 259.25 points.
• Pulling the index up: VCB (+4.62), BID (+3.83), GAS (+1.92), BSR (+1.90), GVR (+1.37).
• Pulling the index down: VIC (-4.88), VHM (-3.40), MWG (-0.90), VRE (-0.42), TCX (-0.34).
• The matched trade value of VN-Index reached VND 23,842 billion, increased 14.17% compared to the previous session. The total transaction value reached VND 26,698 billion.
• The trading range is 23.84 points. The market had 135 gainers, 56 remaining unchanged, 178 losers.
• Foreign investors' net selling value: VND -614.86 billion on HOSE, including ACB (VND -170.00 billion), HPG (VND -135.51 billion), VHM (VND -73.03 billion), GAS (VND -70.15 billion), FPT (VND -69.93 billion). Foreign investors were net sellers on HNX with the value of VND -35.61 billion.

BSC30, BSC50 PERFORMANCE
• BSC30 +0.52%. Positive stocks: BID (+5.47%), BSR (+5.35%), VCB (+4.12%).
• BSC50 +0.48%. Positive stocks: PLX (+6.99%), BVH (+6.86%), PVD (+6.23%).