20190517_BSC_Vietnam Daily Review_EN_Maintaining uptrend_BSR_Uptrend

Highlights
• VN-Index fluctuated and increased slightly in the morning session and the increase momentum was improved in the afternoon session.
• Stocks contributed to VN-Index upward momentum including SAB (+2.33 points); ROS (+0.36 points); POW (+0.17 points); PLX (+0.15 points); TPB (+0.12 points)
• Stocks made the market decline including BID (-0.46 points); VRE (-0.41 points); VNM (-0.41 points); VHM (-0.30 points); PPC (-0.21 points)
• The matching value of VN-Index today reached VND 2716.41 billion. Today's trading range is 5.13 points. The market has 120 gainers and 172 losers.
• At the end of today's trading session, VN-Index increased by 0.79 points, closing at 976.48 points. However, the HNX-Index decreased by 0.3 points to 105.79 points.
• Foreign investors today bought a net of VND 9.87 billion on HOSE, focusing on VRE (VND 39.06 billion), SSI (VND 16.04 billion) and PLX (VND 7.51 billion). However, they sold a net of VND 15.61 billion on HNX.

Market outlook
In the morning, the VN-Index fluctuated and increased slightly with the buying power focusing on blue-chips such as SAB, VRE, BVH, GAS, PLX, ROS and banking group such as TPB and CTG. In the afternoon, the VN-Index's gain in the morning was widen and closed at 976.48 because the buying force continued to increase at SAB and the recovery to the reference level of VIC. Foreign investors turned to be net buyers today after a series of 4 sessions of net selling session this week. From BSC's point of view, the market continued to recover slightly as market sentiment continued to remain positive. Investors should continue to monitor the developments in the Sino-US trade war and the risks of escalating tensions in the Gulf region.

Technical analysis
BSR_Uptrend
(Please go to page 2 for buy/sell status of stocks and page 4 for Blue chip stocks information)