Market to push back

Despite short-term macro risks, Vietnam’s stock markets are primed for a comeback in 2011.
cheap valuations not tempting

Cheap valuations not tempting

Flagging foreign portfolio investment capital inflows this year are underlining exchange rate risks.

Land of the rising Yen on the hunt for pastures

Japanese portfolio investors are set to take aim at the Vietnamese market.
basement bargain stock prices beckon

Basement bargain stock prices beckon

With market liquidity falling to record lows in eight months, analysts believe domestic equity prices are close to the floor.

Foreign hands continue to help prop up the market

In Vietnam, the market also guesses new flows of foreign investors are coming. If this is true, it is supportive market news
rumours scotched as banks pass stress test

Rumours scotched as banks pass stress test

Vietnam’s vulnerable banking system has survived its initial stress test, says a leading Vietnamese economist.
waiting with baited breath

Waiting with baited breath

The central bank’s new circular on safety ratios has been largely priced into recent equity valuations, with analysts believing it will continue to dominate market investors’ minds.
vn index is standing alone the crossroads

VN-Index is standing alone the crossroads

Vietnam’s stock market index is at critical point for analysts to forecast what the next move for equities is.
diminishing market to offer big opportunities

Diminishing market to offer big opportunities

‘Therefore, given the volatility of the VN-Index, we recommend short-term investors keep a watch and restrict transactions’

Shareholders left out of the loop

Numerous Vietnamese joint stock firms have failed to organise annual shareholder meetings and are leaving investors out in the cold.
markets million dollar question

Market’s million dollar question

Securities investors are holding off on buying even though most analysts are calling Vietnamese equities prime bargain purchasers. The VN Index on the last trading day of February continued its downtrend at 663.3 points, from 687.1 points the previous week.
inflation still stalks market

Inflation still stalks market

The long-term outlook for Vietnam’s securities market is still positive, but soaring inflation headlines potential short-term risks.
slip up opens door for foreign investors

Slip up opens door for foreign investors

Many foreign securities investors in Vietnam’s stock market were recently given rare opportunities to increase their limited ownership after the Vietnam Securities Depository made mistakes in calculating some blue-chip stock.
nation set to accelerate 1bn bond issuance named

Nation set to accelerate $1bn bond issuance named

Vietnam is expected to rush its $1 billion international bond issuance, the second of its kind, after it named three global underwriters to carryout the sale in the third quarter of this year.
hostc stock matching plan gets extra lift wings

HoSTC stock matching plan gets extra lift wings

The Ho Chi Minh City bourse is stepping ahead with its continuous order matching programme after getting the all clear from the nation’s securities market watchdog. “The date has been fixed, which will be July 30 this year,” said Le Hai Tra, the Ho Chi Minh City Securities Trading Centre’s (HoSTC) deputy director.