(VEN) - Nguyen Vu Quang Trung, board member and deputy CEO of the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE) Executive Committee, talked about the Vietnamese stock market in an interview with Vietnam Economic News’ Minh Long. Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange Executive Committee board member and deputy CEO Nguyen Vu Quang Trung What were the Vietnamese stock market’s outstanding achievements in 2017? Last year was a boom year for the Vietnamese stock market in both size and market liquidity. The benchmark VN-Index on the HoSE gained 0.77 percent to end 2017 at a 10-year high of 984.24 points. This key stock index increased by 48.03 percent since the beginning of 2017. As a result, the benchmark VN-Index was among the top three stock indices with the best growth rates worldwide, along with Argentina and Mongolia’s markets. In addition, liquidity was improved sharply with average trading value of nearly VND 4.981 trillion per session, an increase of 63 … [Read more...] about 2018 More of the same stock market boom
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Japanese investors eye Vietnam stock market, SOE privatization
Japanese investors attend a conference in Tokyo about investing in the Vietnamese stock market and reforming state enterprises. PHOTO COURTESY OF VIETNAM’S FINANCE MINISTRY The Finance Ministry announced Saturday that many Japanese investors showed interest in the Vietnamese stock market and state-owned enterprises during a recent conference in Tokyo. “Many Japanese investors showed eagerness at the new investment opportunities in Vietnam and wish to know more about businesses and the economy here before they enter,” the statement said. The meeting was held Friday by Vietnam's State Securities Commission and several large Vietnamese companies. Nearly 100 Japanese investors from financial services company SBI (Strategic Business Innovator Group), the Sumitomo trading company, Mitsubishi, Mizuho financial group and financial services firm J.P. Morgan participated in bilateral discussions with Vietnamese agents on the stock market's foreign invesment policies and … [Read more...] about Japanese investors eye Vietnam stock market, SOE privatization
Is there a new South Korean investment wave in the stock market?
VietNamNet Bridge - Samsung Securities and Caldera Pacific will become the second largest investor when they acquire a 40 percent stake in Dragon Capital fund management company. According to an MPI (Ministry of Planning and Investment) report, there were 3,374 stake purchases and capital contribution deals made by foreign investors by the end of August, worth $3.5 billion, an increase of 101.3 percent compared with the same period last year. Japan, Singapore and South Korea are three of the biggest foreign investors in Vietnam. While the Japanese are well known for the portfolio investments in Vietnamese businesses (Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ holds a 20 percent stake in VietinBank, Mizuho holds a 15 percent stake in Vietcombank and ANA a 8.7 percent stake in Vietnam Airlines), Singapore and South Korea are known for direct investment projects. These include Samsung’s electronics and smartphone manufacturing projects and the five VSIP industrial zones developed by … [Read more...] about Is there a new South Korean investment wave in the stock market?
Experts optimistic about 2018 stock market prospects
Voicing her opinion at an online discussion on December 20, Pham Minh Huong, Chairwoman of the Board at VNDIRECT Securities Corporation, said the stock market’s 2017 growth was spectacular but not surprising. Her prediction for 2018 was that the finance, energy and manufacturing sectors will experience strong growth, which means they are likely to be recommended to both up-and-coming and experienced investors by financial experts. Huong said that although the banking and finance sector would still face a lot of institutional and bad debt risks, commercial banks, securities and insurance companies have learned their lessons and are well prepared for the challenges to come. With Vietnam’s fast-growing consumer economy, the manufacturing and energy sectors will always be attractive. Aviation is another safe bet, as living standards and tourism increase, she said. The year 2018 is set to mark the beginning of Vietnam’s next stage of financial growth, with the … [Read more...] about Experts optimistic about 2018 stock market prospects
Stock market plummets
Stock market plummetsPhuong Thao HCMC – Stocks had another day of heavy losses on December 7 while cautious sentiment sent turnover on the HCMC market down sharply. The VN-Index slumped for the third consecutive session, losing 8.99 points, or 0.95%, versus Wednesday at 938.65. The southern bourse saw 196.6 million shares worth VND4.7 trillion changing hands at the end of the day, down 19.2% and 23.3% respectively, including around 34 million shares traded via block deals with the combined value of VND801.4 billion. Many heavyweights kept sliding, including dairy giant VNM with a 4.6% drop at VND186,000 per share and Vietnam’s top brewery firm SAB shedding 2.6% at VND319,400 a share. VIC, a leading property enterprise, and its affiliate retailer VRE retreated after several days of sharp gains, falling 1.4% and 2.3% at VND72,000 and VND46,000 a share respectively. Real estate firm FLC again took the lead for liquidity with over 7.5 million shares traded, followed by housing … [Read more...] about Stock market plummets