Strong Cash Flow Lifts Stocks up VN Index Surging Back to Previous Peak
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Stock market Strong cash flow lifts stocks up 08/May/2017 Intellasia| The Saigon Times The local market reported seesaw trading around the strong resistance of 720 points on May 4 but stocks went up in the afternoon thanks to strong cash flow into the property sector. The VN Index extended its winning streak to the fourth straight session, gaining 2.48 points, or 0.34 percent, at 722.02, while turnover eased slightly to VND4.6 trillion. Market breadth narrowed down as advancers slightly outnumbered decliners by 148 to 114 while 41 others closed at the reference prices. The banking sector maintained active trading with VCB rising 2.2 percent on volume of nearly 2.2 million shares, STB up 4.3 percent with 6.4 million shares, BID up 1.2 percent with 3.6 million shares and CTG up 1.7 percent with nearly one million shares. Meanwhile, MBB lost 1.8 percent to VND16,500 a share with 2.2 million shares changing hands. Large cap VNM contributed positively to the market, closing up 1.5 percent at VND148,500 a share on volume of nearly one million shares. Forward moves were partly offset by PVD, which lost ground for the fourth straight session and plunged to the floor price for the second consecutive day, ending at VND15,400 per share with matching volume of 8.3 million shares. Notably, the property sector strongly attracted the cash flow. QCG, DIC, DIG, VPH and HQC went up to the ceiling prices on high trading volumes, in which HQC reported matching volume of over 8.5 million shares. FLC bounced back after two consecutive losing sessions, climbing 3.1 percent with 11.2 million shares exchanged. SCR jumped 5.2 percent on 9.7 million shares traded and DXG up 3.9 percent on 5.4 million shares. Active cash flow also supported small and mid caps. BHS, LSS and AAA encountered selling pressure after recent gains but TCH, FIT, HAG and LCG increased given high buying power. According to vietstock.vn, the VN30 group still saw differentiation. While some stocks advanced on high trading volume, sellers kept offloading PVD, NT2 and stocks with recent strong rallies such as REE, SBT and DHG. If investors continue taking profit at these stocks, the VN Index will find it hard making a sharp rise in the following sessions. The HNX-Index retreated after a four-day rising streak, falling 0.3 point, or 0.33 percent, against the previous session at 89.52. There were 52.1 million shares worth VND545 billion traded, including bloc deals worth VND11.4 billion. Among pillar stocks, ACB closed at the reference level while SHB tumbled 5.3 percent at VND7,100 a share and again led the market for liquidity with 14.8 million shares traded. Other large caps like NTP, DBC, PVI and PVS also dropped from 1.2 percent to 2.5 percent each. http://english.thesaigontimes.vn/53768/Strong-cash-flow-lifts-stocks-up.html VN Index surging back to previous peak 08/May/2017 Intellasia| VNS The benchmark VN Index could surge back to the 732 points peak seen a month ago on the back of strong buys by foreign investors as well as positive economic indicators, analysts say. "I share the view that the VN Index will conquer the old peak of 732 points in May, though it will not be easy," said Nguyen Ngoc Lan, head of analysis at Agribank Securities Joint Stock Company. Lan told financial portal tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn that given the information deficiency in May, macroeconomic statistics show that the national economic condition is improving and on a good track of recovery. In addition, steady buys by foreign investors will remain a major boost to the market, Lan said. After the public holidays early last week, the VN Index had a positive start this month with a rise of 0.3 per cent in the last three trades, closing Friday at 720 points. On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index was up 0.2 per cent for the week, ending Friday at 89.71 points. Vietstock's data showed foreign investors have been collecting local shares in the past three months for a total value of roughly VND5.2 trillion (US$229 million), excluding extraordinary negotiation value. Large-cap stocks, mainly banks, were the major support for the market last week as most of listed banks gained substantial value after they reported impressive profits in the first quarter. "The VN Index has sent positive short-term signals when staying firmly above the support 720 point level. Investor sentiment is optimistic, reflecting in high liquidity and progressive movements of financial stocks," said Vu Minh Duc, head of analysis for individual clients at Viet Capital Securities Joint Stock Company. Duc said besides blue chips, money flows are also seeking to medium- and small-cap (penny) stocks which are promising larger gains in the short term. Low-valued shares of automobile dealers, fertiliser manufacturers, sugar producers, plastic products makers and real estate companies had an exciting session on Friday with many advancing on strong buys by local investors. "In my opinion, though fundamentals of this stock group are not prominent, short-term returns are feasible for risk-taking investors," Duc Liquidity remained high with over 263 million shares averaging VND4.9 trillion (nearly $216 million) traded in a single session in the two markets last week. However, large-cap stocks which are usually the market supporter have shown signs of weakening, particularly banks and prominent food and beverage firms like Vinamilk, Masan Group, Kido Group, and Habeco. "The market needs another leading stock group as banks will find it difficult to maintain their rise after sharp gains last week while investors increase profit taking," analysts at Vietnam Investment Securities Joint Stock Company (IVS) wrote in a note. IVS reckons the VN Index may continue its rise but has warned the market is entering the sensitive area where downside pressure is building and the market needs more supportive factors to sustain its growth. Oil stocks struggle Oil and gas stocks have declined steeply in the past week and stayed in their bottom range because of unfavourable movements in the global oil markets. PetroVietnam Drilling and Wells Service (PVD) traded at its lowest price of around VND16,500 a share since its debut in December 2006, after the company reported a loss of nearly VND200 billion in the first quarter. The biggest listed energy stock, PV Gas (GAS), also gave in over 2.2 per cent in the last four sessions. Global oil prices marked the fifth declining session on Thursday to their lowest since mid-November due to increasing supply in the US market. The US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude both dipped 4.5 per cent to settle at $45.43 and $48.26 a barrel, respectively. A report by Bao Viet Securities said that the US oil output rose over 10 per cent since mid-2016 to 9.3 million barrels per day, levels not far off top producers Russia and Saudi Arabia, and making it possible that the output cut agreed by OPEC early this year would not work. At home, some oil and gas companies suffered losses in the first quarter while some have targeted lower business results in 2017. Prospects of this stock group are largely discounted on the back of volatile global oil prices. http://bizhub.vn/markets/vn-index-surging-back-to-previous-peak_285966.html Shares mixed on profit-taking pressure 08/May/2017 Intellasia| VNA Shares extended gains on the HCM Stock Exchange on May 4 but corrected down on the Hanoi Stock Exchange given stronger profit-taking pressure. In HCM City, the benchmark VN Index added 0.34 percent to close at 722.02 points. The Index gained over 2 percent in the last five sessions and has expanded 8.6 percent this year. On the Hanoi bourse, the HNX-Index sank for the first time in the last four trades, edging down 0.33 percent to end at 89.52 points. The northern market index has climbed 11.7 percent since December 30, 2016. Banks continued to be the major support for the market. Five of nine listed banks on the two main exchanges advanced and only two declined. Sacombank (STB) was the biggest gainer, up 4.3 percent, after the bank reported its pre-tax profits increasing 50 percent year-on-year in the first quarter. The three largest lenders BIDV (BID), Vietcombank (VCB) and Vietinbank (CTG) grew between 1.2-2.3 percent each. Profits of these banks all surpassed 2 trillion VND (88 million USD) in the first three months of this year. Many large-cap stocks in the VN30 basket which tracks the top 30 shares by market value and liquidity on the HCM Stock Exchange also advanced on information of high dividend payment, such as Vinamilk (VNM), steelmakers Hoa Phat Group and Hoa Sen Group (HSG), Saigon Securities Inc (SSI) and food producer Kido Group (KDC). On the defensive side, some blue chips remained in a downward cycle including real estate developers VinGroup (VIC) and Novaland Investment Group (NVL), brewery Sabeco (SAB), food producer Masan Group (MSN), PetroVietnam Drillings and Well Service (PVD) and PetroVietnam Technical Services (PVS). "After five straight sessions of rallying, the VN30 Index is approaching the strong resistance at 685-690, the boundary deciding whether the VN Index surpasses medium-term peak at 720", stock analyst Tran Duc Anh at Bao Viet Securities Co wrote in the May 4 market report.