After yesterday's recovery session on October 21, the stock market continued to open for trading, however, investors' cautious sentiment prevented the VN-Index from breaking out.
After about 90 minutes of trading, increased selling pressure caused the number of stocks to decrease, in which the VN30 group also turned to adjust due to great pressure from VIC-VHM and bank stocks, pushing the VN-Index closer to the 1,650 point mark.
FPT shares continue to flourish, even at times approaching the price ceiling. Currently, FPT is increasing by more than 4% thanks to the vibrant participation of domestic and foreign demand. FPT's liquidity is currently over 10 million units and foreign investors are net buyers of over 1.6 million units.
Notably, in the group of stocks that have been negatively affected in recent sessions, they have no longer been under strong selling pressure. Currently, MSN has reversed its recovery to increase by above and below 2%, while NVL has also found a state of balance and slight fluctuations around the reference level.
At the end of the trading session on the morning of October 22, the VN-Index decreased by nearly 6 points (-0.36%), to 1,657.48 points; the HNX-Index decreased to 264.05 points, down 0.23%. The number of stocks with decreased points is gradually increasing in advantage, recording 353 stocks with decreased points and 310 stocks with increased points.
Market liquidity has not shown any signs of improvement. HOSE's trading value this morning reached nearly 11.6 trillion VND. HNX also recorded a volume of nearly 42 million units, equivalent to more than VND 863 billion.
Foreign investors turned to net sell with a value of more than VND 1,200 billion on all three exchanges. The selling force is concentrated in three codes CTG, SHS and HPG with a value ranging from 87-93 billion VND. On the contrary, leading the net buy list is FPT with a value of VND 222.99 billion, far surpassing the remaining stocks.
In the top 10 stocks affecting the VN-Index, VIC is the stock with the most negative impact when taking away 2.5 points. Following that were VHM and VPB, which also lost nearly 2 points in the general index. Meanwhile, FPT and GAS were the two stocks with the most significant contributions, bringing the general index nearly 3 points up.
Differentiation continues to dominate industry groups. The two largest market capitalization groups, real estate and finance, put heavy pressure on the general index when they fell by 1.45% and 0.73%, respectively.
Many stock analysts have expressed the view that fluctuations and fluctuations may soon return. Currently, the index is still anchored around the accumulation foundation formed from September 2025.
Investors should only maintain their holding position with stocks with safe capital prices, while operating in a short-term uptrend. Investors with a large cash ratio can seek adjustment buying points for stocks benefiting from loose macro policies and positive Q3/2025 business results.
