October 2, 2025
Vietnam Foreign Room Limits & Remaining Availability: October 2, 2025
This update provides the latest data on foreign ownership room across all securities listed on Vietnam’s stock exchanges as of June 2. The table below details each company’s foreign ownership limit (FOL), the total number of shares currently held by foreign investors, and the remaining room available for additional foreign ownership.
Stock Market: Vietnam stocks retreat as foreign investors net-sell stocks worth US$90 million, Thursday
Vietnam’s VN-Index closed lower on Thursday, with broad declines across key indices as foreign investors accelerated net selling, according to the latest data from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.
Currency: Vietnam dong slips as liquidity tightens, interbank rates climb, Thrusday
This article has key Vietnam dong currency data from today including black market rates, the central rate, interbank interest rates, and open market operations.
Intra-Asia Trade: Vietnam’s imports from Taiwan fall 4.8 percent in August 2025
Vietnam imported US$3.07 billion worth of goods from Taiwan in August 2025, down 4.75 percent from July, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. Year-to-date imports stood at US$21.09 billion.
Intra-ASEAN Trade: Vietnam’s imports from Thailand edge down 1.89 percent in August
Vietnam imported US$1.12 billion worth of goods from Thailand in August 2025, down 1.89 percent month-on-month, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. Year-to-date imports reached US$8.58 billion.
Wood: Vietnam’s wood & wooden product exports dip slightly in August 2025, US biggest buyer
Vietnam exported US$1.46 billion worth of wood and wooden products in August 2025, down 0.50 percent from July, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. Year-to-date exports reached US$11.12 billion.
Manufacturing: Vietnam’s footwear exports fall 9.04 percent in August 2025
Vietnam exported US$1.99 billion worth of footwear in August 2025, down 9.04 percent from July, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs. Year-to-date footwear exports reached US$16.08 billion, confirming the sector’s position as one of Vietnam’s leading manufacturing industries.
Momentum Stalled: Vietnam Stock Market Outlook October 2025
Vietnam’s key stock market has had a meteoric rise this year, with its key index gaining 395 points since January. That rapid growth, however, has been driven by just a few stocks and a lot of hype, the latter of which looks like it may be tapering off as economic realities come to bear. It’s in this framework that this Outlook reviews what happened in September and considers what this might mean moving forward into October.
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