Vietnam's stock market ended the 2–6 November 2026 trading week in a tug-of-war. In Friday's session (6 November), the VN-Index fell 15.37 points (-0.88%) to 1,725.36, while the HNX-Index edged up 0.12 points to 256.73. On the positive side, foreign investors returned to net buying and HoSE liquidity was well above average.

The 6 November session: pillars drag, liquidity stays strong

According to Nhan Dan, trading value on HoSE exceeded VND18,799 billion, with more than 984 million units matched. Index.vn said this was 36% higher than the 20-session average. Breadth favoured sellers, with 212 decliners, 101 gainers and 55 unchanged. The UPCoM-Index lost 0.73 points to 121.75.

Most of the pressure came from large caps. According to Index.vn, VIC took 5.61 points off the index, VHM 2.03 points and VCB 1.03 points. On the other side, MSN (+0.42 points), CTG (+0.40), VPL (+0.33) and STB (+0.31) were the biggest positive contributors. Information technology was the weakest sector (-3.45%) as FPT lost 3.97%.

Bright spots: brokers, residential property and foreign buying

Although the benchmark fell, some groups still attracted money. According to Vietstock, VND rose 5.28% and KDH 5.23%, while VIX, SHS, DXG and NLG also gained. VIX was the most actively traded stock on HoSE with more than 93.87 million units matched.

Foreign investors net bought over VND435 billion across the market on 6 November. The top net purchases were KDH (VND170.95 billion), VND (VND99.4 billion), VIX (VND93.38 billion), MSN (VND85.78 billion) and VIC (VND75.09 billion). Net selling was concentrated in FPT (VND151.39 billion) and VCB (VND110.81 billion).

The week as a whole

According to Vietstock, the VN-Index dipped below 1,700 points in the first two sessions of the week, recovered mid-week, then gave back part of its gains on Friday. For the week, the index lost 16.26 points (-0.93%), its second consecutive weekly decline. The HNX-Index, by contrast, rose 3.99 points (+1.58%).

Over the week, foreign investors net sold more than VND802 billion on the two exchanges, including nearly VND869 billion on HoSE, while net buying over VND66 billion on HNX. Their switch to net buying on Friday is a signal worth watching in the coming sessions.

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