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Vietnam stock Index could increase 35 percent before end 2024: Finnish investment fund

It’s worth noting that a lot of Vietnamese firms are carrying a lot of debt and there is increasing pressure on the local currency that is only being kept at bay through issuing treasury bills and spending US dollar reserves which are being run down pretty quickly. The point being, that It wouldn’t take much for the State Bank to raise interest rates and if that were to happen it would likely do some pretty hefty damage to the VN-Index…

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Foreign traders net-withdraw over US$450 million from HoSE in March

Foreign traders pulled almost half a billion dollars from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange–the HoSE–in March. This adds to the US$110 million withdrawn in February after a net-gain in January of just over US$7 million. All-up, so far this year, foreign traders have net-withdrawn US$644.3 million from the

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VN-Index up, foreign investors net sell US$14.4 million, March 21

The VN-Index closed up Thursday gaining 16.34 points or 1.3 percent to finish the session at 1,276.42. Foreign traders continued to net-withdraw from the market with US$14.4 million worth of stocks net-sold. The most active stocks were in real estate and construction, securities, and banking. Foreign trader activity, last five

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VN-Index gains, foreign traders net-sell US$12.6 million, March 20

The VN-Index jumped 17.62 points or 1.42 percent Wednesday to finish the session at 1,260.08 points. Foreign traders, however, net-exited the market to the tune of US$12.6 million. Most traded stocks were in securities, banks, and construction. Foreign trader activity, last five trading days Buy Sell Change Date VND* US$

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VN-Index falls, foreign traders net-sell US$35 million, March 19

The VN-Index was down Tuesday, losing 1.10 points or .09 percent by close of trade to finish the day at 1,242.46 points. Foreign investors continued tio net-withdraw from the market. Collectively they net-pulled US$35 million from the local bourse. Most active stocks among foreign traders were real estate, banks, and

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VN-Index falls, foreign traders net-sell US$36 million, March 14

The VN-Index took a hit today, losing 6.25 points or .49 percent to close out the session at 1,264.26 points. Foreign traders continued a three-day streak of net-exiting the market, leaving the local bourse to the tune of almost US$36.9 million. Popular stocks today in terms of volume were securities,

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VN-Index up, foreign traders net-sell US$18.8 million, March 13

The VN-Index closed up 25.51 points or 2.05 percent on Wednesday to finish the session at 1,270.51. Foreign traders exited the market, however, to the tune of US$18.8 million. Banks, securities, and steel had the most interest in terms of volume. Foreign trader activity, last five trading days Buy Sell

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VN-Index up, foreign traders net-sell US$7 million, March 13

The VN-Index closed up 9.51 points or .77 percent to finish Tuesday at 1,245 points. At the same time,foreign investors net-withdrew US$7 million. The top traded stocks overall were securities, banks, and steel with foreign traders particularly active in Mobile World Group (MWG) and Military Bank (MBB). Foreign trader activity,

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Vietnam’s Stock Market Upgrade Opportunity: Unpacked

Over the course of 2023, foreign investors exited their positions in the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange–or the HoSE–to the tune of more than US$1 billion.  This mass exodus could have been for any number of reasons: demand in key export markets was faltering, several financial crimes had been

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VN-Index down, foreign traders net-sell US$27 million, March 8

The VN-Index finished the trading week down Friday, losing 11.21 points or 1.66 percent to close at 1,247.35. This was a significant drop and coincided with a sell-off by foreign traders of just over US$27 million. Foreign trader activity, last five trading days Buy Sell Change Date VND* US$ VND*

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Vietnam’s Stock Market, February 2024: Snapshot

February was a fairly slow month on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange with five public holidays for the Lunar New Year. That is not to mention that February is already a shorter month than usual. That said, it was announced that the Vietnam Stock Exchange–the overarching body managing

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VN-Index up, foreign traders net sell US$6.16 million, March 7

The VN-Index has closed up 5.73 points or .45 percent to finish Thursday at 1,268.46. Foreign traders continued to net-sell stocks. They reduced their holdings by a collective US$6.16 million. Foreign trader activity, last five trading days Buy Sell Change Date VND* US$ VND* US$ VND* US$ 1/3 2,509 $101,620,020

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VN-Index falls, foreign traders net-sell US$6.64 million, March 6

The VN-Index fell Wednesday losing 7.25 points or .57 percent to finish the day at 1,262.73. Foreign traders overall exited the market, net-selling stocks worth just over US$6.64 million, Foreign trader activity, last five trading days Buy Sell Change Date VND* US$ VND* US$ VND* US$ 29/2 2,532 $102,593,095 2,919

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VN-Index up, foreign traders net-sell US$4.08 million, March 5

Vietnam’s VN-Index closed up Tuesday, gaining points or .68 percent to finish the session at 1,269.98. Foreign traders, however, returned to net-selling after two days of net-buying. Foreign traders had net-sold stocks in excess of US$4.08 million by the time the markets closed. Foreign trader activity, last five trading days

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VN-Index up, foreign traders net-buy US$4.1 million, March 4

The VN-Index closed up Monday, gaining 3.13 points or .25 percent to finish the session at 1,261.41 points. Foreign traders started the week net-buying back into the market to the tune of US$4.13 million. See also: Vietnam Stock Market Indexes: Quick Guide 2024 Foreign trader activity last five trading sessions

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VN-Index up, foreign traders net-buy US$8.07 million, March 1

Vietnam’s main stock market index, the VN-Index finished the last trading session of the week up 5.55 points or 0.44 percent, clocking out Friday at 1,258.28. Foreign traders net-bought back into the market to the tune of US$8.07 million after shedding almost US$15.7 million worth of stocks Thursday.  Foreign trader

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