Highlights
• VN-Index fluctuated and increased in the morning session, increased in the afternoon session.
• The leaders were GAS (+3.70 points); VNM (+3.04 points); VCB (+2.92 points); BID (+2.29 points) and CTG (+1.33 points).
• The laggards were VHM (-0.10 points); VHC (-0.08 points); BIC (-0.04 points); BHN (-0.03 points) and MSH (-0.03 points).
• Cash flow focused on Service and Petroleum, liquidity increased.
• The trading value of VN-Index in today session reached VND 3,526.6 billion. The trading range was 14.49 points. The market recorded 224 gainers and 82 decliners.
• By the ending of the session, VN-Index increased by 25.05 points, closing at 951.59 points. HNX-Index also increased by 2.81 points to 107.64 points.
• Foreign investors today net bought VND 142.45 billion on HOSE, focusing on VNM (VND 86.29 billion), STB (VND 26.08 billion), HDB (VND 20.96 billion). However, they net sold VND 16.97 billion on HNX.
Market outlook
Positive sentiment hit the domestic and regional markets after the US and China reached an armistice and continued the next trade talks at the G20 last weekend. In the morning session, the market had good gains with green dominating in all 3 floors. The uptrend was improved in the afternoon with high liquidity and cash flow focused on banking group such as BID, CTG, VCB, TCB, STB, MBB, petroleum group such as GAS, PLX, PVD and Bluechips such as VNM, HPG, VRE, SAB. Foreign investors turned back to support the market with a strong net buying today. In view of BSC, the market has a strong breakout session in the first trading day of the last month of 2018. BSC forecasts that the uptrend will be maintained with good liquidity in the next sessions. Investors should consider to open trading positions with stocks which have good business prospects in 2018.
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Technical analysis
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(Please go to page 2 for buy/sell status of stocks and page 4 for Blue chip stocks information)