Foreign transactions on UPCoM decreased sharply in the first month of 2025

Foreign investors' transaction value decreased by more than 62.5% compared to the end of December 2024, with a net selling value of more than VND 186 billion.

Foreign investors' transaction value decreased by more than 62.5% compared to the end of December 2024, with a net selling value of more than VND 186 billion.

Statistics from HNX show that the UPCoM-Index closed January 2025 at 94.3 points, down 0.8% compared to the end of December 2024. The average trading volume reached more than 46.54 million shares/session, down 13.21%, while the average trading value decreased by 28.12%, reaching more than VND 676.13 billion/session. The trading session on January 8, 2025 recorded the highest trading volume and trading value of the month, equivalent to 77.77 million shares and VND 1,047 billion.

In terms of liquidity, HNG shares of Hoang Anh Gia Lai International Agriculture JSC continued to be the most traded on UPCoM with a trading volume of 182.97 million shares, up 33.2% compared to the previous month, accounting for 23.12% of the total trading volume of the market. Next was HBC shares of Hoa Binh Construction Group JSC, accounting for 4.28%. AAS shares of SmartInvest Securities JSC maintained the third position with a proportion of 4%.

In terms of transaction prices, the stock code with the strongest increase in January 2025 was BOT of Thai Ha Bridge BOT JSC with a closing price of VND 4,600, up 84% compared to the previous month. Next was HBD of Binh Duong PP Packaging JSC with a closing price of VND 17,800, up 60.36%. In addition, the group with the strongest price increases also included YBC of Yen Bai Cement and Minerals JSC, TOS of Tan Cang Sea Services JSC, and KVC of Kim Vi Stainless Steel Import-Export Production JSC.

Foreign investors' transaction value decreased by more than 62.5% compared to the previous month, with a net selling value of more than VND 186 billion, of which foreign investors bought more than VND 373 billion and sold VND 560 billion.

The stock bought the most by foreign investors was HNG with a volume of more than 3.6 million shares (accounting for 23.91%), followed by OIL shares of Vietnam Oil Corporation with more than 1.75 million shares (reaching a proportion of 11.36%). On the selling side, HNG of Hoang Anh Gia Lai International Agriculture Joint Stock Company was also the stock sold the most by foreign investors with a volume of more than 3 million shares, accounting for a proportion of 19.76%, followed by ACV stock code of Vietnam Airports Corporation with a volume of more than 2.5 million shares, corresponding to a proportion of 15.95% of the total trading volume in the market.

UPCoM stock trading by securities companies continued to net buy VND 94.2 billion in January 2025, of which VND 136 billion was bought and VND 41.99 billion was sold, net buying decreased sharply, with a decrease of 75.49% compared to December 2024, the total transaction value reached more than VND 178 billion.

In January, the UPCoM market welcomed 3 new businesses registering for trading and 4 businesses canceling their trading registration. At the end of January 2025, the UPCoM market had 886 businesses, with a registered trading value of more than VND 463,000 billion. The market capitalization value as of January 31, 2025 reached more than VND 1,550,000 billion, down 4.33% compared to the previous month.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/giao-dich-cua-khoi-ngoai-tren-upcom-sut-giam-manh-thang-dau-nam-2025-d244750.html