WEEKLY INVESTMENT STRATEGY REPORT ON 10th JUNE, 2024

Vietinbank Securities has published the Weekly Investment Strategy Report on 10th June, 2024 with the executive summary presented below:

• The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for Vietnam’s manufacturing sector remained unchanged at 50.3 in May, indicating that business conditions in the sector have improved slightly for the second consecutive month. The health of the manufacturing sector has seen only slight changes in the first five months of 2024. The growth momentum of Vietnam’s manufacturing sector slowed in May. The number of new orders continued to increase strongly, leading to faster production growth. Companies also increased their purchasing activities, but employment declined for the second consecutive month due to resignations and prolonged employee absences.
• Last week, the VN-Index recorded an increase of 2.05%, ranking among the top 2 indices with the highest growth in the monitored basket. Investor sentiment is also gradually stabilizing as the USD/VND exchange rate cools down. The average trading volume was 898 million shares, with an average trading value of 21,934 billion VND. In terms of sectors, the strongest money flow was into the information technology sector (4.44%) and the basic materials sector (3.95%).
• With the USD/VND exchange rate continuing to cool down to 25,410 VND and domestic investor sentiment gradually stabilizing, the market is forecasted to continue its upward trend and approach the resistance level of 1,300 points during the week of June 10–14, 2024. Investors are advised to maintain a stock/cash ratio of 60%.. Investors are advised to maintain a stock/cash ratio of 60%
  • Investors should be cautious about making new purchases of stocks that have already exhausted their upward potential and are preparing to take profits from this group of stocks. Instead, they should only buy new stocks that still have upward potential and their own growth story. Investors should be cautious about making new purchases of stocks that have already exhausted their upward potential and are preparing to take profits from this group of stocks. Instead, they should only buy new stocks that still have upward potential and their own growth story.
  • Currently, the VN-Index is returning to approach its previous peak range of 1,290 – 1,300 points. If the index breaks through this resistance with positive liquidity, investors may consider increasing their portfolio weight by approximately 20%. Conversely, if the index faces heavy selling pressure in the upcoming sessions and fails to surpass the peak, investors should consider reducing their portfolio weight.
• Some of the noteworthy stock groups at this time include:
  • Short-term trading groups
    • Securities: SHS
    • Real estate: DIG
    • Others: CTR, GEX, VTP, CTD
  • Medium-term holding groups
    • Energy: PC!
    • Petrolium: BSR
    • Textile: TNG, GIL
  • Long-term holding groups
    • Steel: HPG, HSG, NKG
    • Bank: ACB, MBB, SHB
    • Retail: DGW, MWG, MSN
    • Industrialized real estate: KBC, IDC, VGC