Vietnam Insight

In regular trading on Thursday, the S&P 500 rose 0.4%, notching a new record high. The Dow and Nasdaq Composite also gained 0.62% and 0.6%, respectively. Those moves came as an upbeat earnings report from Micron Technology fueled a rally in semiconductor and other technology stocks. Strong economic data also added to bullish sentiment, with weekly jobless claims falling to a four-month low, signaling a resilient labor market. 

VNINDEX closed at 1,291.49 (+4.01 points, +0.31%) with liquidity improving strongly and above the 20-session average. The market had 276 green codes and 127 red codes. The group of stocks contributing to the market's increase included HDB TPB VNM while VCB, HVN, HPG contributed to the market's decrease. Foreign investors net bought more than VND958 billion.

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