Vietcap Daily - VN-Index rises 1.6%

* European Commission (EC) proposes temporary anti-dumping (AD) duties on imported HRC from Vietnam, Egypt, Japan; HPG excluded from AD tariffs, boosting outlook
* CTR posts preliminary Q1 2025 PBT growth of 6% YoY, slightly trails forecast
* HPG’s Q1 2025 sales volume: Strong results across board except galvanized steel
* NLG’s AGM document guides for 35% YoY NPAT-MI growth for 2025G
* PNJ proposes to repurchase up to ~8 million treasury shares (~2.5% of outstanding shares)
* Market wrap: VN-Index rises 1.6%

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Market wrap: VN-Index rises 1.6%

On Monday, the VN-Index rose 1.6% (+18.9 pts) to close the trading day at 1,241.4. The index has surged for three consecutive trading days, recovering 147 pts after suffering heavy losses prior. Across the index, there were 311 gainers, 179 laggards, and 48 unchanged stocks. Total trading volume declined from the previous trading day to USD937.2mn.

* Most stocks in the banking sector declined, including VCB (-0.8%), CTG (-0.3%), TCB (-0.2%), and VPB (-0.9%). BID (+0.7%) and HDB (+1.5%) saw solid gains.

* In real estate, VIC (+6.9%), VHM (+6.9%), VRE (+4.6%), and SIP (+5.3%) soared. NVL (-0.3%) and VPI (-1.2%) fell.

* Several blue chips in other sectors sharply gained, including steelmaker HPG (+4.3%), retailer MWG (+6.9%), airline HVN (+6.8%), food & beverage conglomerate MSN (+5.1%), and utility company GAS (+1.9%).

* Milk producer VNM (-1.0%), oil & gas company PLX (-1.4%), consumer foods producer KDC (-0.9%), stationary company TLG (-2.5%), and logistics company VTP (-0.3%) were among the notable laggards throughout the index.