The Vietnamese stock market continued to reach another historic record, with the largest number of new accounts opened in December after 21 years of operation.

Market capitalisation on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) rose more than 42% year-on-year to VND5.8 quadrillion (US$254.83 billion) by the end of 2021, accounting for 92.77% of the previous year’s GDP.

Vietnam's benchmark stock market index (VN-Index) hit a fresh record high on January 4 morning session after rising 19.67 points, reaching 1,517.95 points, much higher than the previous peak of 1.500 points.

VOV.VN - 2021 presented a bonanza year for Vietnam’s stock market as its benchmark VN-Index rose nearly 36%, making it into the top 10 benchmark indexes in the world.

As of December 30, five out of the best growth stocks in Vietnam have seen increases of more than 1,000% in value, with one even reaching an over 2,000% rise.

Thirteen listed companies received the 2021 IR Award for best investor relations at a function in HCM City on December 7.

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.

VOV.VN - The draft economic stimulus package can be viewed as the key factor resulting in the historic peak of the benchmark VN-Index on the HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) during the October 27 trading session, opening up greater prospects for economic recovery, according to securities experts.

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

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.