Shares bounce back on bottom purchases

The VN-Index had lost 3.19 per cent to close on 903.34 points Monday.

Market sentiment was more stable as liquidity returned to an average low. More than 221 million shares were traded on the southern bourse, worth nearly VND3.9 trillion (US$168 million).

Market breadth was positive with 218 stocks gaining and 142 declining.

The large-cap tracker VN30-Index increased by 1.45 per cent to close at 849.58 points.

Nineteen of the 30 largest stocks by market value and trading liquidity in the VN30 basket gained ground while nine declined.

“In Viet Nam, with the Government’s efforts and measures, we expect the impact of COVID-19 epidemic to be minimal. However, the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea will create more challenges for Viet Nam’s economy, especially after the stall in economic activities with China,” said Bao Viet Securities Co (BVSC).

“Notably, if the delay in trade with China has a negative impact on the demand side, the one with South Korea places more impacts on the supply side to Viet Nam’s economy. Currently, Viet Nam is an important link in the global production chain of many Korean electronics businesses, such as Samsung, accounting for nearly 30 per cent of Viet Nam’s total exports.”

“Any interruption in the supply of raw materials will disrupt these production activities, whereby the manufacturing industry, Viet Nam’s driving force for growth over the years, will be seriously affected,” BVSC said.

Banking stocks on Tuesday attracted bottom-fishing cash flow as investors sought stocks that suffered sharp falls in the previous session.

Gainers included Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BID) up 5.4 per cent, Vietinbank (CTG) rising 7 per cent and VPBank (VPB) up 5.6 per cent.

In the opposite direction, some other pillars performed poorly, with Vietcombank (VCB), Vinhomes (VHM) and PetroVietnam Gas JSC (GAS) all down 1.1 per cent.

On a sector basis, wholesale, retail, insurance, real estate, securities, information and technology, oil and gas, banking, agriculture, rubber production, food and beverage, construction and construction materials were the market’s supporters on Tuesday.

Foreign investors net sold VND112.57 billion on HOSE, including Vietcombank (VCB) (VND68.74 billion), Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company (HAG) (VND19.49 billion) and Novaland (NVL) (VND12.24 billion). They were net sellers on the HNX with a value of VND14.83 billion.

According to Bao Viet Securities Co (BVSC), the VN-Index is forecast to head toward resistance zone 920-925 points in several sessions. However, after the plunge Monday, the market’s downward risk remains high.

“Therefore, if unsuccessfully retesting the support zone 891- 898 points, the market will face another declining risk in the short term to strong medium-term support zone 865-880 points,” BVSC said in its report.

On the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index gained 2.39 per cent to end Tuesday at 106.66 points.

The northern market index had dropped 3.62 per cent to end at 104.18 points Monday.

Nearly 50.9 million shares were traded on the northern bourse, worth VND626.2 billion.