Today's Stock Market on March 9: Stocks Plunge Across the Board, VN-Index Loses Over 100 Points
Conflict in the Middle East pushes crude oil prices above $110 per barrel, causing global stock markets to fluctuate. VN-Index "evaporates" a record 115 points with 233 stocks hitting the floor.
BASIC MARKET
The VN-Index fell sharply right after the opening bell. The index spent most of the day fluctuating between 1,650 and 1,675 before closing at 1,652.79 points, down nearly 7% from the previous session.
The market breadth leaned toward the negative side with 18/18 sectors declining, of which 16/18 sectors fell by more than 5%. Regarding foreign trading, today this group sold net on the HSX and UPCOM exchanges and bought net on the HNX exchange.
In the coming sessions, investors should trade cautiously; in a negative scenario, the VN-Index could fall to the next support zone, equivalent to 1,580 – 1,600 points.
FUTURES CONTRACTS
Futures contracts declined in line with the movement of the VN30.
WARRANTS
In the trading session on March 9, 2026, warrants fluctuated in a weakening trend.
HIGHLIGHTS•
VN-Index -115.05 points, closing at 1652.79 points. HNX-Index -18.28 points, closing at 235.36 points.
• Pulling the index up: HRC (+0.03), DCL (+0.01), TNC (+0.01), PNC (+0.00), SFC (+0.00).
• Pulling the index down: VIC (-17.78), VCB (-7.58), VHM (-5.73), BID (-4.45), CTG (-4.02).
• The VN-Index's matched order value reached VND 38,339 billion, up 28.08% from the previous session. The total trading value reached VND 41,120 billion.
• Fluctuation range: 106.05 points. The market had 11 gainers, 10 references, and 366 decliners.
• Foreign investors' net selling value: -372.18 billion VND on the HOSE, including VHM (-176.29 billion), FPT (-161.41 billion), STB (-160.61 billion), PLX (-117.31 billion), HPG (-84.10 billion). Foreign investors net bought on the HNX with a value of 105.77 billion VND.
BSC30,
BSC50 DEVELOPMENTS • BSC30 -6.64%.
• BSC50 -6.87%.
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Source: BIDV Securities (BSC)