The Vietnam Stock Exchange (VNX) made debut on December 11, on the basis of merging the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) and the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE).

The State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) has warned investors on the risk of conducting business and investment activities on trading floors that are not organised and operated by the Vietnam Stock Exchange (VNX) and its subsidiaries.

Liquidity on Vietnam’s stock market hit a new record on November 3 with nearly VND52 trillion (more than US$2.2 billion) worth of shares traded on all bourses.

The Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) is increasingly attracting investors thanks to the potential of its stocks.

Investors have voiced their hopes that a new economic stimulus package would give a boost to the domestic stock market.

The outbreak of COVID-19 in many localities has delayed the equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs), according to Dang Quyet Tien, director of the Corporate Finance Department.

Vietnam’s stock market mobilised total capital of VND292.1 trillion (US$12.8 billion) in the first nine months of this year, up 12% compared to the previous year.

VNG Corporation, a technology "unicorn" of Vietnam, is considering listing shares in the United States through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) at a valuation of about US$2-3 billion.

Construction enterprises have reported divergence in the first half of 2021 as a sharp increase in raw material prices has put them under pressure.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has sent a document to the State Securities Commission (SSC) on reviewing the measures to prevent overloading on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.