Shares slide on rising caution in both bourses
Investors were more cautious following a continuous rising streak and
increased profit-taking activities last week that resulted in shares
sliding on both exchanges.
Investors were more cautious following a continuous rising streak and
increased profit-taking activities last week that resulted in shares
sliding on both exchanges.
On the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index lost 0.21 percent throughout the week, closing on April 4 at 593.04 points. Meanwhile, the HNX-Index on the Hanoi exchange fell by a more substantial 3.64 percent to end the week at 86.76 points.
Observers noted that cautious psychology was shown on decreased trading on both bourses.
Nearly 133 million shares, worth 2.524 trillion VND (119.6 million USD), were traded each day on the HCM City bourse, down 34.5 percent from the previous week.
On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the daily trading volume also declined 31.1 percent during the period, averaging 89 million shares and valued at nearly 1.03 trillion VND (48.8 million USD).
Many investors opted to sell shares to realise cash profits after a long run of gains that caused heavy selling pressure on hot stocks in real estate, construction and mining, which had increased significantly during the previous uptrend.
Yet investors became more cautious following the news that this month the central bank will issue a document that will tighten activities of commercial banks, including the safety ratio in the funding business.
"Investors are concerned that this adjustment could adversely affect businesses and squeeze cash flows into the stock market," analysts from vietstock.vn wrote in a research note.
The market recovered on April 3 after information was released about the support package worth 70 trillion VND (3.32 billion USD) for the real estate sector, which will be disbursed by the central bank in the near future.
However, declining trading showcased that investors were still cautious and intended to wait for clearer signals before making investments.
"The market gained in the last two sessions, but liquidity fell substantially, that showed hot money has yet to come back the market," said Le Thi Bich Hang, analyst of FPT Securities Company in a report.
Hang predicted the Vn-Index would hardly surpass the threshold of 600 points this week, while the HNX-Index would remain below 92 points. The downtrend would likely prevail.
She suggested investors take profits in bull-trap sessions, while short-time investors should wait for the market to retreat to 565-570 points for the VN-Index, and around 80 for the HNX-Index to start buying.
"However, investors should choose their portfolios carefully, as performance of stocks will be different based on first-quarter business reports of companies," she said.
Also, foreign investors returned as net buyers last week after four consecutive net selling weeks. They purchased a combined value of 1.717 trillion VND (81.4 million USD) in shares in HCM City during the week, focusing on VinGroup (VIC) shares, which accounted for 1.427 trillion VND through negotiations.
On the Hanoi market, investors picked up shares worth a net value of 28 billion VND (1.3 million USD).-VNA
On the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, the VN-Index lost 0.21 percent throughout the week, closing on April 4 at 593.04 points. Meanwhile, the HNX-Index on the Hanoi exchange fell by a more substantial 3.64 percent to end the week at 86.76 points.
Observers noted that cautious psychology was shown on decreased trading on both bourses.
Nearly 133 million shares, worth 2.524 trillion VND (119.6 million USD), were traded each day on the HCM City bourse, down 34.5 percent from the previous week.
On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the daily trading volume also declined 31.1 percent during the period, averaging 89 million shares and valued at nearly 1.03 trillion VND (48.8 million USD).
Many investors opted to sell shares to realise cash profits after a long run of gains that caused heavy selling pressure on hot stocks in real estate, construction and mining, which had increased significantly during the previous uptrend.
Yet investors became more cautious following the news that this month the central bank will issue a document that will tighten activities of commercial banks, including the safety ratio in the funding business.
"Investors are concerned that this adjustment could adversely affect businesses and squeeze cash flows into the stock market," analysts from vietstock.vn wrote in a research note.
The market recovered on April 3 after information was released about the support package worth 70 trillion VND (3.32 billion USD) for the real estate sector, which will be disbursed by the central bank in the near future.
However, declining trading showcased that investors were still cautious and intended to wait for clearer signals before making investments.
"The market gained in the last two sessions, but liquidity fell substantially, that showed hot money has yet to come back the market," said Le Thi Bich Hang, analyst of FPT Securities Company in a report.
Hang predicted the Vn-Index would hardly surpass the threshold of 600 points this week, while the HNX-Index would remain below 92 points. The downtrend would likely prevail.
She suggested investors take profits in bull-trap sessions, while short-time investors should wait for the market to retreat to 565-570 points for the VN-Index, and around 80 for the HNX-Index to start buying.
"However, investors should choose their portfolios carefully, as performance of stocks will be different based on first-quarter business reports of companies," she said.
Also, foreign investors returned as net buyers last week after four consecutive net selling weeks. They purchased a combined value of 1.717 trillion VND (81.4 million USD) in shares in HCM City during the week, focusing on VinGroup (VIC) shares, which accounted for 1.427 trillion VND through negotiations.
On the Hanoi market, investors picked up shares worth a net value of 28 billion VND (1.3 million USD).-VNA
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