Market Update — Jul 28, 2026: Banks Keep Leading the Flow

This is the first entry in StockNote's Market Update section — where we log notable developments in the Vietnam stock market, based on real trading data StockNote collects and updates daily (see our data methodology on the About page).

Looking back at 2025, the VN-Index rose about 40.9%, driven mainly by the banking sector. Within that group, SHB led with +107.8%, followed by STB (+56.8%), VPB (+53.7%) and HDB (+53.5%). CTG posted a more modest +36.8%, while VCB was the rare decliner, down 5.8% for the year.

Heading into mid-2026, StockNote's Sector Strength table on the Screener page (updated manually each day) continues to show banks at the top of the market's strength rankings, led by MSB, LPB and STB — all three holding strength scores above 500, in the Good-to-Strong range on StockNote's scale.

The Market Update section will be added to whenever the market has a notable development worth logging. These are data-based observations, not a recommendation to buy or sell any stock — investors are responsible for their own decisions.