HCMC – Vietnam Container Shipping Corporation (HOSE: VSC) will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on October 9 to seek approval for a sharp upward revision of its 2025 profit target.
According to its newly released documents, Viconship plans to raise its full-year before-tax profit target from VND400 billion to VND1.25 trillion, more than tripling the figure passed four months ago.
In the first half of this year, the company reported VND312 billion in pre-tax profit, up 54% year-on-year, mainly driven by gains from securities trading. As of end-Q2 2025, its investment portfolio included shares in listed firms such as Hai An (HOSE: HAH), Cang Xanh VIP (UPCoM: VGR), Vinaship (UPCoM: VNA), and Gelex (HOSE: GEX).
The company said the revision came after booking a large gain in July from selling a 20% stake in VGR worth VND700 billion.
Closing the trading session today, September 4, VSC shares rose 2.18% over the previous session to VND32,800, with over 13.2 million shares changing hands.
The VN-Index gained 14.95 points, or 0.89%, to 1,696.29, buoyed by strong gains in materials, banking, and securities stocks.
Market liquidity improved, with nearly 1.38 billion shares worth VND39.83 trillion changing hands, up 5.3% in volume and 6.7% in value compared to the previous session. Block transactions accounted for 61.4 million shares valued at around VND1.69 trillion.
Materials led the market with a 2.78% increase, buoyed by steelmakers. HPG jumped 6.04% to VND29,850, taking the lead in liquidity with over 141 million shares traded.
VCB and HPG were the top contributors to the VN-Index, adding nearly 3.8 points and over 3.2 points, respectively. Together, the 10 biggest gainers contributed almost 11.8 points to the benchmark index.
Despite ramping up purchases and narrowing their sales, foreign investors still net sold more than VND862 billion, marking their fifth straight net-selling session.
In the north, the HNX-Index added 1.29 points to 283.99, with 86 winners and 77 losers.
