VietNamNet Bridge - Finance and securities analysts are not overly concerned about stock market prospects in 2019, despite the recent downward trend.

VietNamNet Bridge - The highlights of the stock market in 2018, according to the Securities Journalist Club, included the following:

VietNamNet Bridge - Thanks to foreign investment capital, many unknown securities companies have become rivals in the market.

Investors are in a market where the risks are higher than in 2017. However, this doesn’t mean there are no investment opportunities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s stock market is feeling pressure as foreign investors are selling more than buying.

When the VN Index exceeded the 1,200 point threshold, it was a surprise that the stock market later fell so sharply. 

Market adjustments over the past few weeks has brought many stocks down to attractive price levels compared to the beginning of the year, but investors should remain cautious.investors should think before snapping up cheap stocks

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been receiving big investments from Japan, Singapore and South Korea, and new capital from China. 

The US Federal Reserve plans to raise the prime interest rate of the dollar once more, while the 10-year term US government bond interest rate has exceeded the 3 percent per annum threshold.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors have been net sellers over a couple of weeks, but this does not mean they are leaving Vietnam, experts say. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts have found similarity between foreign investors’ net sales in Vietnam and global capital flow trends. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The listing of many large corporations recently has changed the VN Index and capitalization value, but also capital flow and ways of making investments.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese stock market is in the “most optimistic situation in the last 11 years”, according to analysts.

The current rise of the stock market reminds investors of days 10 years ago, when any purchase would bring high profits to investors.

The technical breakdown at HOSE (HCMC Stock Exchange) on January 22 causing a 2-day interruption is estimated to have caused a loss of hundreds of billions of dong. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Current monetary policies and the strong rise of the stock market have prompted people to pour money into production and investments.

VietNamNet Bridge - Wealthy Asian investors have been bringing billions of dollars to Vietnam and hunting for big investment opportunities. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese stock market on November 7 witnessed its biggest-ever transaction: 415 million VRE shares of Vincom Retail, worth $740 million, were transferred within one trading session.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts believe that the upward trend of the stock market will continue in the last months of the year, with the VN Index soaring to 820-850 points by the end of 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge - The ways of manipulating the stock market are getting more sophisticated despite serious punishments.