Investors cautious about disbursing investments amid higher rates: experts

Monday, Sep 26, 2022

After the SBV’s monetary policy decision to hike its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points, many commercial banks also announced increases in deposit interest rates.

More monetary easing measures forecast in 2020

Wednesday, Jun 03, 2020

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) is expected to further take monetary easing measures to support the country’s GDP growth target of above 5 per cent this year in light of a weak economic outlook, experts forecast.

Markets gain slow before a short break

Thursday, Apr 30, 2020

Local shares gained slightly on Wednesday ahead of a short break as investors remained cautious because of the market’s uncertain prospects.

VN-Index witnesses largest one-day gain in 19 years

Monday, Apr 06, 2020

The Vietnamese benchmark VN-Index recorded its largest daily gain in 19 years on Monday, following last week’s late gains thanks to upbeat global mood on the slowdown in COVID-19-related deaths and new cases.

Cash dividends beat bank savings as investors seek higher yields

Saturday, Mar 28, 2020

The recent cut to the central bank’s benchmark interest rate may drive investors towards cash-dividend stocks as they look for higher yields.

Central bank to cut benchmark interest rate to aid the economy

Friday, Mar 13, 2020

The State Bank of Viet Nam will soon make a decision on cutting the benchmark interest rate to support the economy amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Viet Nam companies facing longer downtimes from cyberbreaches

Saturday, Nov 16, 2019

Organisations in Viet Nam are facing longer downtimes caused by cybersecurity breaches, compared to the regional and global averages, according to a recent Cisco study.

Fed rate hike won’t have much impact on Viet Nam

Friday, Sep 28, 2018

The US Federal Reserve (Fed)’s third interest rate hike this week would not affect Viet Nam’s economy significantly as the move was foreseeable, according to experts.

Negative sentiment ends VN-Index rally

Saturday, Aug 25, 2018

Viet Nam’s benchmark VN Index ended its six-day rally as investor confidence was dampened by negative developments of the US-China trade dispute but strong purchases helped offset some of the losses.

VN stocks fall on late selling again

Wednesday, Jul 11, 2018

Viet Nam’s benchmark VN Index ended on a negative note for the second day in a row as profit-taking pressure rose in the last minutes to limit the growth of large-cap companies.

VN Index nears 1,200 points on real estate, construction

Saturday, Apr 07, 2018

Viet Nam’s benchmark VN Index made a three-day increase to near the all-time peak of 1,200 points yesterday on strong growth of property developers and building contractors.

VN Index loses steam at 1,200 point level

Thursday, Apr 05, 2018

Viet Nam’s benchmark VN Index advanced on Wednesday but narrowed its growth at the end of the session as profit-taking pressure arose when the index approached the 1,200-point level.

Trade war could cause stock volatility

Monday, Mar 26, 2018

Viet Nam’s benchmark VN Index touched its new all-time high on Thursday but investors aired on the side of caution over fear global stocks would move this week amid a possible global trade war.

VN-Index listed top three best performers in January

Friday, Feb 02, 2018

The VN Index, Viet Nam’s benchmark stock index, grew 12.8 per cent in January, as it joined the top three best performers in the world in the first month of 2018, just behind Argentina (16.21 per cent) and Nigeria (15.95...

VN-Index hits near decade-high

Thursday, Nov 23, 2017

The benchmark VN-Index hit an almost decade-high on Wednesday after large cash flows poured into blue-chip stocks on investor optimism over a sustainable uptrend.