Today's Stock Market, April 21: The market needs more time to stabilize

THE
VN-Index fluctuated within the 1,831–1,867 range before closing at 1,833.48 points, down slightly by nearly 4 points from yesterday.

Market breadth leaned toward the negative side, with 15 out of 18 sectors declining, among which the Information Technology sector saw the sharpest drop. On the other hand, the Real Estate sector had a positive trading session.

Regarding foreign investor activity, foreign investors were net sellers on both the HSX and HNX exchanges today and net buyers on the UPCOM exchange.

The market remains unstable; investors should continue to maintain a cautious mindset during this period.

FUTURES
CONTRACTS All futures contracts rose, moving in the opposite direction of the VN30 index.

WARRANTS
During the trading session on April 21, 2026, most warrants followed the fluctuating trend of their underlying stocks.

HIGHLIGHTS• VN-Index
down 3.63 points, closing at 1,833.48 points. HNX-Index down 4.06 points, closing at 253.27 points.
• Driving the index higher: VIC (+4.51), STB (+1.48), LPB (+0.68), VHM (+0.61), NVL (+0.27).
•拖累指数下跌：VCB (-0.88), VPB (-0.83), FPT (-0.64), VPL (-0.60), MWG (-0.52).
• The VN-Index’s matched order value reached 22,150 billion VND, up 22.59% from the previous session. Total trading value reached 25,264 billion VND.
• Trading range: 32.62 points. The market saw 99 gainers, 56 unchanged stocks, and 227 losers.
• Net selling value by foreign investors: -384.35 billion VND on the HOSE, including FPT (-171.15 billion), VCB (-123.99 billion), MSB (-107.89 billion), SSI (-79.66 billion), and ACB (-69.86 billion). Foreign investors recorded a net sell of -46.87 billion VND on the HNX.

BSC30, BSC50
PERFORMANCE • BSC30 -0.60%. Stocks with positive performance: STB (+5.45%), PVS (+0.52%), VHM (+0.48%).
• BSC50 -1.07%. Stocks with positive performance: PVT (+2.55%), LPB (+2.28%), EIB (+1.77%).

Source: BIDV Securities (BSC)

Chung khoan BIDV (BSC)