HANOI — Vietnam’s benchmark was trading sharply higher Friday morning as investors leaned into a post-upgrade risk-on tape, with the VN-Index near 1,837.58 points by about 10:30 a.m. — up nearly 15 points from its reference level, according to VietstockFinance coverage carried by Xe.Today.
Market breadth on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) favored buyers, with 186 gainers against 88 decliners. Order-matching turnover reached about VND 3.409 trillion, and total market value including negotiated deals approached VND 3.937 trillion. Credit names led cash flow (about VND 912 billion matched), followed by securities (about VND 674 billion) and real estate (about VND 410 billion).
The immediate narrative is not just a green screen. FTSE Russell’s upgrade of Vietnam to secondary emerging-market status has sparked expectations of inflows from large index-tracking funds, with some desks pointing to around September 21 as a watch date for early allocation moves. Vingroup heavyweights VIC and VHM were among the biggest index supports, together contributing nearly 6.8 points of the morning advance in one VietstockFinance breakdown.
Foreign investors flipped to a modest net buy of about VND 17 billion by mid-morning after net selling earlier in the session — a reminder that the upgrade bounce can still reverse on the same day if dollar or Fed nerves return.
Bottom line: Hanoi’s rally is real in the Vingroup–banks–broker complex, but the FTSE story only pays if foreign flows stay net positive into next week’s allocation window — watch whether VN-Index can hold above 1,830 into the close.
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