HCMC – Hoa Phat Group (HOSE: HPG) has received approval from the People’s Committee of Hung Yen Province to invest in the first phase of an industrial park.
The Industrial Park No. 06 project will have a total investment of more than VND2.7 trillion and is expected to be completed within 36 months after land handover.
Phase 1 of the industrial park will cover 230.05 hectares in An Thi and Xuan Truc communes in Hung Yen. The project will be developed by Industrial Park No. 6 Infrastructure Development JSC, a subsidiary of Hoa Phat Construction and Urban Development JSC.
The industrial park is planned as a high-tech zone focused on developing and leasing industrial infrastructure. The project will operate for 50 years from the date of the land lease decision.
The site is located near the Hanoi–Haiphong Expressway and National Highway 38, offering connections to northern economic hubs, Haiphong Port and Noi Bai International Airport.
Industrial Park No. 06 is the latest industrial infrastructure project approved for Hoa Phat. The group is also developing Ly Thuong Kiet Industrial Park in Hung Yen, Hoang Dieu Industrial Park in Haiphong and Dong Phuc Industrial Park in Bac Ninh.
Wrapping up the trading session today, December 22, HPG edged up 0.75% to VND26,900, with nearly 54.9 million shares changing hands.
Vietnam’s stock market closed sharply higher, led by strong gains in bluechips and heavy trading across banking and real estate stocks.
On the Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HOSE), the VN-Index jumped 46.72 points, or 2.74%, to 1,751.03 points. The market saw 216 gainers and 97 decliners.
Trading activity rose strongly. Total matched volume exceeded 776.7 million shares worth VND24.14 trillion, up more than 26% in both volume and value from the previous session. Block deals accounted for more than 224.6 million shares valued at VND9.53 trillion.
The VN30-Index basket surged 52 points, with 27 stocks advancing and only three declining. VNM fell the most, down 1.3%, while FPT and SAB edged down 0.2% each.
By contrast, STB and VIC hit their daily ceiling prices of VND158,800 and VND52,400, respectively. VIC contributed 18.6 points to the VN-Index.
Other large-cap gainers included VHM and TCB, which both reached intraday highs. VHM climbed 5.8% and added 5.6 points to the index, while TCB gained 4.8%, contributing 2.6 points.
Among blue chips, DGC also stood out, surging 6.3% at VND74,600 per share, with more than six million shares traded.
By sector, real estate led the market’s advance, supported mainly by VIC and VHM. Several mid- and small-cap property stocks also rebounded strongly. PDR rose 6.2% to VND20,500, with 17.5 million shares changing hands. DIG climbed 2.8%, while KHG, DXG and HDC also posted solid gains.
Banking stocks extended their rally, with broad-based increases. Besides STB, TCB rose 4.8%, HDB jumped more than 4% to a new high of VND27,000, EIB added 4.65%, while CTG and MBB rose over 2% each.
SHB took the lead by liquidity, with more than 66.4 million shares traded. HDB saw 39.6 million shares changing hands, followed by MBB with 26.66 million and TCB with 16.56 million shares.
On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the market also closed higher. The HNX-Index rose 3.26 points, or 1.28%, to 257.23 points. The session saw 88 winners and 50 losers, with trading volume of 71.76 million shares worth VND1.47 trillion.
