In the session of October 12, steel stocks unexpectedly rallied, with NKG up 6.89%, HSG up 3.54% and HPG up 2.99%, while selling pressure in real estate, oil and gas, and fertilizer pushed the VN-Index down 14.11 points to 1,720.98. Money shifted into steel, banks and construction, while PNJ reversed to fall 6.92% to 18,150 dong after an earlier limit-up session. Even after the Asian Institute of Gemology and Sciences (AIGS) reported that 100% of PNJ's sampled diamonds were natural, the stock was heavily sold. Foreign investors were net sellers of over 600 billion dong across the market, most heavily in TCB, while HPG drew the largest net buying at more than 128 billion dong.
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Original headline: Cổ phiếu thép bất ngờ tăng bứt phá trong phiên đầu tuần, VN-Index “bốc hơi” hơn 14 điểm
Related tickers and likely impact
HPG
▲ Likely positiveHoa Phat Group
Relevance: low
| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Exchange | HOSE |
| Sector | Basic Resources |
| Industry | Steel |
| Market cap | 176,458 bn VND |
| P/E | 7.6 |
| P/B | 1.25 |
| Close on 10/12/2026 | 20.70 |
| Change that session | +2.99% |
HSG
▲ Likely positiveHoa Sen Group
Relevance: low
| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Exchange | HOSE |
| Sector | Basic Resources |
| Industry | Steel |
| Market cap | 8,396 bn VND |
| P/E | 12.8 |
| P/B | 0.71 |
| Close on 10/12/2026 | 10.25 |
| Change that session | +3.54% |
NKG
▲ Likely positiveNam Kim Steel
Relevance: low
| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Exchange | HOSE |
| Sector | Basic Resources |
| Industry | Steel |
| Market cap | 5,120 bn VND |
| P/E | 30.7 |
| P/B | 0.67 |
| Close on 10/12/2026 | 9.93 |
| Change that session | +6.89% |
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