Even though foreign investors have become net sellers on the stock market, they have fled to bonds and are waiting for future investment opportunities, said Trần Văn Dũng, Chairman of the State Securities Commission of Việt Nam (SSC).

Việt Nam’s economy has recently received many optimistic signals from the business community, which are fuelling expectations of a stable and rapid recovery after a long disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The active domestic market with high liquidity, mostly from local retail investors, has been supporting securities firms this year with many reporting outstanding performance. 

This has been a tough year for businesses in Việt Nam, especially micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), as a fourth wave of COVID-19 hit. On the occasion of Vietnamese Women’s Day today, Việt Nam News reporter Thu Ngân asks young women entrepreneurs running MSMEs how they managed to overcome COVID and how they generally developed their business.

Shares cut early gains to end Tuesday on a negative note as strong selling forces pushed down a handful of large-cap stocks, pressuring indices.

The capital city is committed to offering the best condition for foreign investors to conduct businesses, said the city's leaders during a meeting with foreign investors in Hà Nội yesterday.