Vietnam Insight

Last week, the Dow and S&P 500 gained 0.96% and 0.85%, respectively, marking their best winning streak this year with a sixth straight weekly advance. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite also climbed 0.8%. Those moves came on the heels of a solid start to the earnings season, where about 80% of S&P 500 companies that have reported so far beat expectations. Meanwhile, investors remained cautious in the lead up to the US presidential election and about rising geopolitical risks. Markets now look ahead to US PMI reports, durable goods orders and data on existing and new home sales this week

VNINDEX closed at 1,285.46 (-1.06 points, -0.08%) with liquidity lower than the 20-session average. The market had 157 green codes and 211 red codes. The group of stocks contributing to the market's increase included STB EIB and HDB while VPB, HPG and CTG contributed to the market's decrease. Industry groups were differentiated at the end of the week. Foreign investors net sold more than VND 157.03 billion.

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