Today's Stock Market, March 19: Caution Prevails in the Market
Amid an unclear trend and a lack of market consensus, investors should maintain a cautious mindset in their trading.
THE
VN-Index continued its seesawing trend today and closed at 1,699.13 points. The market saw significant volatility in the latter half of the afternoon session, a common occurrence on derivatives expiration days.
Market breadth leaned heavily toward the negative side, with 17 out of 18 sectors declining, led by the Oil & Gas and Chemicals sectors. Regarding foreign trading, foreign investors continued to net sell across all three exchanges—HSX, HNX, and UPCOM—today.
Given the unclear trend and lack of market consensus, investors should maintain a cautious mindset in their trading.
FUTURES
CONTRACTS All futures contracts followed the downward trend of the VN30.
WARRANTS
In the trading session on March 19, 2026, warrants fluctuated in a choppy trend.
HIGHLIGHTS•
VN-Index -14.70 points, closing at 1,699.13 points. HNX-Index -2.05 points, closing at 245.73 points.
• Driving the index higher: VPL (+1.28), NVL (+0.46), VHM (+0.26), GEE (+0.21), MBB (+0.17).
•拖累指数下跌：GAS (-1.79), VIC (-1.64), BSR (-1.39), GVR (-1.27), VCB (-1.24).
• The VN-Index’s matched order value reached 23,033 billion VND, up 6.42% from the previous session. Total trading value reached 24,605 billion VND.
• Trading range: 23.57 points. The market saw 95 gainers, 54 unchanged stocks, and 229 losers.
• Net selling value by foreign investors: -983.90 billion VND on the HOSE, including FPT (-236.52 billion), VIC (-226.38 billion), BSR (-144.13 billion), FUEVFVND (-79.27 billion), and PLX (-78.07 billion). Foreign investors recorded a net sell of -27.30 billion VND on the HNX.
BSC30, BSC50
PERFORMANCE • BSC30 -1.18%. Stocks with positive performance: DCM (+1.58%), PDR (+0.98%), MBB (+0.38%).
• BSC50 -0.83%. Stocks with positive performance: VCG (+4.07%), HDG (+3.25%), SIP (+2.98%).
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Source: BIDV Securities (BSC)
