VietNamNet Bridge - The new plan on restructuring the stock market by 2020 mentions solutions to help the market obtain an upgrade in status and develop in the long term.

VietNamNet Bridge - The stock index has become unpredictable as there are signs of weaker liquidity, while investors are becoming more cautious.

VietNamNet Bridge - MB Securities estimates that if Vietnam is upgraded into a secondary emerging market, it will be able to attract $4.5 billion worth of capital.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign capital inflow to Vietnam was still higher than outflow by $1.8 billion, or VND41 trillion, an increase of 60 percent over 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge - Finance and securities analysts are not overly concerned about stock market prospects in 2019, despite the recent downward trend.

VietNamNet Bridge - With a 10-year high growth rate of 7.02 percent in 2018 and macroeconomic stability, Vietnam is expected to continue to be an attractive stock market in 2019.

VietNamNet Bridge - The highlights of the stock market in 2018, according to the Securities Journalist Club, included the following:

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese stock market will have opportunities to attract billions of dollars worth of capital if it is upgraded to an emerging market. 

A lot of foreign securities companies have announced plans to increase their charter capital within a short time, but Vietnamese companies are being cautious about their capital increase plans.

Investors are in a market where the risks are higher than in 2017. However, this doesn’t mean there are no investment opportunities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors successfully bought 5-year government bonds at a 3.45 interest rate at a bid organized on July 11 at the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX). 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many large listed corporations have reported huge profits of trillions of dong.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s stock market is feeling pressure as foreign investors are selling more than buying.

The government of Vietnam wants to keep the interest rate low and stable in order to encourage economic sectors to expand business, thus helping economic growth.

Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) will no longer be the main driver to attract foreign capital to Vietnam in the second half of 2018 as it was in the first six months of the year.

The value of foreigners’ investments has become uncertain amid unfavorable conditions of the market. Since April 15, after reaching the peak of 1,200 points, the VN Index has been sliding, reaching a low of 884.75 points on July 12.

VietNamNet Bridge - Financial institutes all report that foreign investors keep pouring capital into the Vietnamese stock market to take over Vietnamese profitable businesses.

When the VN Index exceeded the 1,200 point threshold, it was a surprise that the stock market later fell so sharply. 

Market adjustments over the past few weeks has brought many stocks down to attractive price levels compared to the beginning of the year, but investors should remain cautious.investors should think before snapping up cheap stocks

VietNamNet Bridge - The 2017 list of 50 best performing businesses released by Nhip Cau Dau Tu reflects the return of the enterprises in the fields of banking, real estate, construction and consumer goods.