HCMC – Hoa Phat Group (HOSE: HPG) sold 585,000 tons of construction steel and high-quality steel products in December 2025, up 52% from a year earlier and the highest monthly volume in its history.
High-quality steel used for automobile tire rims, welding rod cores, prestressed cables and mechanical manufacturing accounted for about 60,000 tons of the total.
Hoa Phat said all branches and regions recorded strong growth compared with December 2024.
Sales in southern Vietnam exceeded 100,000 tons, double from a year earlier and marking a record high for Hoa Phat’s construction steel in the region.
The steelmaker attributed the increase to faster progress at public investment projects such as expressways and airports, alongside improved demand from the residential market.
It also cited its efforts to expand the distribution network and strengthen sales in southern Vietnam as contributing factors.
For the full year 2025, Hoa Phat sold 4.85 million tons of construction steel and high-quality steel products, exceeding its plan and rising 8% from 2024.
The southern market contributed nearly 900,000 tons, up 24% from 706,000 tons a year earlier, according to the company.
Closing the trading session today, July 7, HPG rose 2.5% to VND26,600, with a trading volume of over 37.2 million shares.
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index surged 45.31 points, or 2.49%, to close at 1,861.58 on strong buying across banking, property and oil and gas shares.
The Hochiminh Stock Exchange saw 256 stocks rise, more than three times the 79 decliners. Trading volume topped one billion shares, worth VND32.89 trillion, up over 6% in volume and nearly 20% in value from the previous session. Block deals accounted for 85.8 million shares valued at VND3.18 trillion.
Property stocks linked to Vingroup rebounded in the afternoon after morning profit-taking. VHM climbed 5.43% to VND149,500. VIC gained 3.41% to VND179,000. VRE reversed losses to close up 1.31% at VND38,550. VPL fell 2.33% to VND100,500, narrowing losses from earlier in the day. VIC and VHM together added about 15.5 points to the index.
Bank stocks remained mostly higher. STB dropped 5.82% to VND53,400 under foreign selling pressure and briefly touched its floor price. All other bank shares advanced. BID rose 5.27% to VND40,950. VCB increased over 4% to VND59,600. CTG added 3.45% to VND37,450. The three stocks contributed more than nine points to the VN-Index.
Oil and gas stocks stood out, with several hitting their daily upper limits. GAS closed at its ceiling price of VND88,500, with over four million shares traded. PLX surged to its ceiling at VND41,450 on volume of more than 15 million shares. BSR climbed to VND17,950, trading over 31 million shares. POW also hit its ceiling at VND13,600, with more than 24 million shares changing hands.
Securities stocks were broadly higher, with only VPX and VCX edging lower. VIX advanced 4.05% to VND21,850. VND jumped 3.49% to VND19,300. CTS, TCX, HCM, AGR and VDS each rose more than 2%. SSI, VCI and BSI increased over 1.5%.
Liquidity remained concentrated in banks and major stocks. SHB led trading with 81.1 million shares. STB traded 53.9 million shares. VPB and MBB each saw over 30 million shares traded.
On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index followed gains on the southern bourse. It rose 2.88 points, or 1.17%, to 249.40. The northern market recorded 105 winners and 52 losers. Trading volume reached 77.5 million shares valued at VND1.56 trillion.
