Viet Nam’s stock market mobilised total capital of VND292.1 trillion (US$12.8 billion) in the first nine months of this year, up 12 per cent compared to the previous year.

On the stock market, as of September 24, the VN-Index reached 1,351.17 points, an increase of 1.5 per cent compared to the end of the previous month and up by 22.4 per cent compared to the end of 2020. Market capitalisation reached VND6.9 quadrillion, up 30.6 per cent compared to the end of 2020.

In September 2021, the average trading value reached VND27.6 trillion per session, down 4 per cent compared to the previous month. In the first nine months of 2021, the average trading value on the market reached VND24 trillion per session, up 224 per cent compared to the average in 2020.

By the end of August 2021, the market has 737 stock codes and fund certificates listed on two Stock Exchanges and 901 stock codes trading on the UPCoM with a total value of VND1.6 quadrillion, an increase of 7.6 per cent compared to the end of 2020.

On the bond market, by the end of August, there were 435 bond codes with a listed value of more than VND1.4 quadrillion, an increase of 2.9 per cent compared to the end of 2020. The average trading value on the bond market in September reached VND9.7 trillion per session, up 15 per cent compared to the previous month.

In the first nine months, the average trading value reached VND10.94 trillion per session, up 5.3 per cent compared to the average in 2020.

On the derivatives market, which runs on the large-cap VN30-Index and government bonds, the average trading volume reached 156,531 contracts per session in September, down 38 per cent from the previous month.

In the first 9 months, the average trading volume reached 207,171 contracts per session, up 32 per cent compared to the average of the previous year.

As of September 17, 2021, open interest volume (OI) reached 30,657 contracts, an increase of 1 per cent compared to the end of the previous month and a decrease of 24 per cent compared to the end of 2020.

For covered warrant products, the average trading volume in September 2021 reached 19.85 million warrants per session, an increase of 95 per cent compared to the previous month. Average trading value reached VND42.7 billion per session, up 51 per cent.

In the first 9 months, the average trading volume of covered warrant reached 18.78 million warrants per session, an increase of 59 per cent compared to the previous year's average; average trading value reached VND81.3 billion per session, up 276 per cent. — VNS