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The benchmark VN Index lost 3.7 points to settle at 908.56 points on December 24, with nearly 159 million shares worth more than 3.7 trillion VND (159.1 million USD) traded.

The Vietnamese monetary market will not suffer from any significant impact from the US Federal Reserve (FED)’s fourth interest rate hike in 2018 as the move was already expected, experts have said.

Vietnam’s benchmark VN Index ended November with a volatile session with more than half of the blue chips closing in negative territory due to investors’ worries about the market’s prospect.

Market indexes and liquidity suffered a sudden fall in the final trading session last week, meaning that negative signals started to appear following a period of recovery.

After suffering for nine consecutive sessions, strong rebounds of the benchmark VN Index last week raised hopes for a short-term recovery with forecasts predicted to touch 940-950 points this week.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) gained 4.87 points to stay at 991.92 points on August 27, with 189.5 million shares valued at more than 4.47 trillion VND (192 million USD) traded.

Vietnamese shares advanced on August 22 despite investors’ profit-taking as overall market sentiment remained positive about the possibility of resolving China-US trade tensions.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) rose 0.63 point to 960.23 points on August 6.

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index fell after a four-day rally, dragged down by financial-banking, retail and agricultural stocks.

The benchmark VN-Index of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) rose 3.35 points to close at 936.74 points on July 23.

Vietnamese shares rose on both the northern and southern local exchanges on July 16 as more cash was poured into the banking sector.

The derivatives market has grown strongly over the last three months as investors switch from stocks to derivatives to avoid short-term risks on the stock market.

Shares plummeted on July 3 as strong selling pressure pushed the benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) and the HNX-Index on the Hanoi Exchange (HNX) to hit rock bottom in 2018.

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index on Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) gained by 0.01 point to end at 1,039.02 points on June 11.

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) fell by 32.15 points to close at 931.75 points on May 28.

The gloomy mood weighed on the stock markets on May 25, the last transaction day of the week, with total transaction value reaching 5.44 trillion VND (239.3 million USD).

Vietnamese shares declined on May 24 as investors were prudent with their transactions.

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index fell 21.18 points to close at 1,029.08 points on May 2 when the stock market reopened following the National Reunification Day and the International Labour Day.

The benchmark VN-Index on the HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) decreased 6.21 points to close at 1,198.11 points on April 10.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) rose 3.25 points to close at 1,191.54 points on April 4.