KOS opened the 30/10 session at the floor price of 3,540 VND, its 30th consecutive session at the floor, with the stock down about 90%. Within 15 minutes, large buy orders absorbed all floor-price sell orders, lifting the price back to the ceiling of 4,060 VND, with buy orders of about 10 million shares left unfilled. Morning volume exceeded 74 million shares, equal to 34% of the company's capital, while market capitalization shrank by over 6,000 billion VND to under 900 billion VND. Management said selling pressure came from the forced disposal of collateral at several securities firms and from market-wide momentum selling, and that core real estate and renewable energy operations remain normal. As of 13/10, Chairman Nguyễn Việt Cường held over 71.8 million shares, or 33.17% of capital, and faces heavy margin-call pressure from several securities firms.
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