The VN-Index closed at 1,698 on 15 October, down more than 6.5 points for a seventh consecutive declining session. VnExpress reports that selling intensified late in the day, particularly in large-cap, petroleum and chemical stocks.
Index pressure differs from market breadth
The index moved below 1,700 several times in the morning before recovering with support from some heavyweights. After 14:00, broader VN30 selling briefly took the decline beyond 14 points, towards 1,690.
HoSE nevertheless finished with 152 advancing stocks and 147 decliners. That difference illustrates concentrated weighted-index pressure rather than uniform losses across every stock.
VnDirect's calculation cited in the article attributes more than 3.6 points of the decline to VHM. It closed at VND58,900, down 3.4%. BSR fell 6.3% to VND28,200 and contributed almost two points.
Turnover rises from the previous session
HoSE trading value exceeded VND15 trillion, almost 10% higher than the prior day and the largest figure of the week so far in the report. The article still describes cautious trading sentiment.
Foreign investors net-sold approximately VND686 billion, extending the sequence to 17 sessions. VIC, STB and TCB were among the cited selling targets.
These are 15 October closing figures, distinct from the previous day's data. Securities-company support-level forecasts concern possible future movement rather than levels already reached.
The completed session is defined by the sub-1,700 close, mixed market breadth and the recorded turnover and foreign flows.