Real estate shares have bounced back after many months of sinking, with cash flow coming back to the investment channel.

The stock market ended Friday with a slight rise, concluding a week in which the VN-Index saw gains in four of the five trading sessions, as foreign investors reduced their net selling activity.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) has issued a warning to investors about the risks associated with delisted stocks.

The new system for information disclosure about firms listing on the stock exchange, became active on August 15.

The stock market experienced significant volatility during the transitional trading week between July and August (from 29 July to 2 August).

The MoU was signed under the witness of Vietnamese Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc, Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai Phuoc Dung and Singaporean Second Minister of Finance Chee Hong Tat.

Leading investment fund VinaCapital remains confident in the Vietnamese stock market in the last months of this year despite foreign investors’ heavy net selling.

More valuable shares are expected to enter the bourse soon, and legal obstacles will be removed, thus paving the way for more foreign capital to flow into Vietnam.

The stock market last week witnessed considerable upheavals, with real estate shares under pressure, while bank shares weathered the storm to support the market.

Many businesses have reported impressive business results in the second quarter of 2024 with a profit growth rate of up to thousands of percent. A power company, for example, saw 5,500 percent growth in the last two quarters.

Foreign investors presently hold high hopes that Viet Nam’s stock market will ascend to the ranks of an emerging market.

Since 2023, the total net selling by foreign investors has amounted to approximately $4 billion.

The Vietnamese stock market is expected to trade positively in July thanks to the second quarter optimistic business results, said insiders.

Risks still exist which may affect the stock market, but cash flow is still heading for stocks despite foreign investors’ strong sales because other non-stock investment channels remain less attractive.

A low-profile giant in the spice industry now holds one of the highest stock prices in Vietnam, second only to VNZ. This company supplies chili sauce and spices to major brands like Pizza Hut, Popeyes, Domino's, and Jollibee.

Foreign investors have been heavily net selling on the domestic stock market, focusing on many blue-chip stocks, putting pressure on the domestic market.

The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) has released a list of 72 stocks that are ineligible for margin trading in the third quarter of 2024, an increase of three compared to the previous quarter.

Domestic individual investors hold more than 7.98 million accounts for securities trading as of the end of June, or 8% of Vietnam’s population, according to statistics supplied by the Vietnam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation.

The Ministry of Finance is set to announce the final draft of a circular related to the upgrade of Vietnam's stock market and operate the Korea Exchange (KRX) system this week.