
Vietnam’s stock market looks to strong 2025, led by banks
Recent financial disclosures from over 900 listed enterprises reveal a 20.9% year-on-year growth in profits after tax for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024.
Recent financial disclosures from over 900 listed enterprises reveal a 20.9% year-on-year growth in profits after tax for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024.
Becamex IDC plans to offer 300 million shares with a starting price of 69,600 VND per share (2.74 USD), aiming to raise over 20.88 trillion VND.
These forthcoming listings not only reflect the resilience of the country's economy, but also offer investors fresh opportunities across various sectors.
The mission of the securities sector is to continuously develop infrastructure, improve service quality, attract international investors and mobilise medium- and long-term capital.
Upgrading can no longer be delayed, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi declared, highlighting the urgency of meeting international standards to elevate Vietnam’s market classification.
Vietnam’s stock market started 2025 on a positive note with a modest gain, as the VN-Index approached the 1,270-point threshold. However, liquidity continued to decline, remaining at low levels, while foreign investors resumed net selling, albeit mildly.
The year 2024 has been a pivotal one for Vietnam’s stock market, marked by significant legislative changes, technological advancements and dynamic shifts in investor behaviour. Below, Vietnam News listed ten key events that have shaped the market this year.
For the entire year, the VN-Index still recorded a gain of over 12%.
Measures to alleviate difficulties for enterprises and citizens in 2024 proposed by the Ministry of Finance including tax and fee reduction and exemption represented an estimated value of 191 trillion VND (7.49 billion USD), the ministry reported on December 31.
A new chapter is expected to unfold in Vietnam's financial market, as companies across various sectors gear up for their initial public offerings (IPOs), signalling a notable shift in the country's investment landscape.
The economic forecast for 2025 reveals great potential, but also shows challenging investment prospects, especially in the context of fluctuations in global geopolitics and the economy.
The Vietnamese real estate market is signalling the end of a prolonged downturn, with notable signs of recovery in profitability. However the pace of revival remains measured, due to sluggish sales and limited improvements in consumer incomes.
VNDirect Research reports that exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Vietnam continued to experience significant net capital outflows in November, totalling over 1.34 trillion VND (52.8 million USD).
Individual domestic accounts increased by 156,568 in October this year, marking a steady growth similar to that from September, according to data from the Vietnam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation (VSDC).
The swift efforts by the Vietnamese securities regulator to eliminate pre-funding requirements have garnered praise from FTSE Russell and Morgan Stanley.
In less than a month, Dragon Capital has reinstated its position as a significant shareholder in PV Drilling while also increasing its investments in Phu Nhuan Jewellery (PNJ) and FPT Digital Retail (FRT).
The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) has just announced the Top 10 brokerage market share list for the stock market in the third quarter of 2024, with VPS Securities JSC taking the top spot on both HNX and UPCoM.
Japan will continue its support for the State Securities Commission (SSC), stock exchanges and relevant parties in Vietnam to improve the equity market’s fairness and transparency under a technical assistance project from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), heard a workshop in Hanoi on September 23.
The Singaporean Government has been researching solutions to revive the domestic stock market as many companies have weakened in recent years amid high interest rates.
The Vietnam Stock Exchange (VNX) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) on August 5 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on boosting their communication channels to promote their relations and serve the interests of the Vietnamese and Singaporean stock markets.