Vietnam Insight

Last week, the Dow rose 1.14%, the S&P 500 gained 0.55% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.43%, with the Nasdaq Composite closing above its 50-day moving average for the first time in three weeks. Data released on Friday showed that the US economy added 175K jobs in April, falling short of the estimated 243K and signaling a significant slowdown from March's addition of 315K jobs.

VNINDEX closes at 1,221 (+4.67 points, +0.38%) with sideways liquidity compared to the previous session. The market has 223 green stocks and 200 red stocks. The groups of stocks contributing to the market's decline are GVR, FPT, and LPB. On the contrary, the groups of stocks contributing to the market's growth are TCB, VCB, and MSN. Foreigners net buy about 552 billion during the VnDiamond restructuring period.

• World stocks: U.S. job data falls short of expectations
• Vietnamese stocks: Price increases but liquidity is still questionable.
• Macro news
• Business news: #TCB, #MPC, #FOX, #HVN, #FMC, #TMS
• Technical perspective and updated recommendations  #MSN, #NLG
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