SSB Hits Floor Price as ETF Buying Runs Dry
Corporate Analysis

SSB Hits Floor Price as ETF Buying Runs Dry

SSB dropped to its floor price on the morning of September 21, but matched volume was only about 17% of the 20-session average, a sign of vanishing index-fund demand rather than a sell-off.

Minh Quan·
15-Minute Auction Erased 25 Points, Not a Sell-Off
Market Beat

15-Minute Auction Erased 25 Points, Not a Sell-Off

On Sep 18, the VN-Index held green most of the day then reversed in the closing auction, as four groups of index funds rebalanced on the same day ahead of the market upgrade taking effect. Breadth and foreign flow data point to mechanical noise, not a broad sell-off.

Minh Quan·
AVC's VND 6,300bn Bet on Ninh Binh Is Hard to Reverse
Macro Insights

AVC's VND 6,300bn Bet on Ninh Binh Is Hard to Reverse

The same day Bloomberg flagged AI valuation risk on Wall Street, a Taiwanese cooling-hardware group signed another VND 6,300 billion construction contract for its second Ninh Binh plant, the kind of capital commitment hardest to walk back in this high-tech FDI cycle.

Thanh Ha·
Robusta drops 3.93%, Vietnam farm-gate falls 1.9%
Market Beat

Robusta drops 3.93%, Vietnam farm-gate falls 1.9%

Over the same Sep 14-18 week, London robusta lost 3.93% and New York Arabica fell 4.25%, while Đắk Lắk farm-gate prices slipped only 1.9%. The gap comes from thin liquidity and rain worries, not a durable support.

Minh Quan·
SSB Hits Record High as Leaders' Relatives Register to Sell
Risk Watch

SSB Hits Record High as Leaders' Relatives Register to Sell

SSB just hit an all-time high after three straight ceiling sessions in mid-September. That same week, a leader's relative and three SeABank deputy CEOs registered to sell, but the real scale is far smaller than the headline suggests.

Duc Tri·
VND 310 Trillion in Bad Debt Is Trapping Bank Funding
Risk Watch

VND 310 Trillion in Bad Debt Is Trapping Bank Funding

System-wide deposits topped VND 17.46 quadrillion, an all-time high, yet roughly VND 310 trillion in bad debt and over VND 230 trillion in unpaid accrued interest are keeping capital from cycling back. That is why banks are still borrowing at a premium to cover the gap.

Duc Tri·
Resolution 278 Puts Rebuild Costs on Apartment Owners
Macro Insights

Resolution 278 Puts Rebuild Costs on Apartment Owners

Vietnam's Resolution 278/NQ-CP doesn't strip apartment ownership, but for the first time it forces the draft Housing Law to spell out who pays to rebuild once a condominium reaches the end of its structural life. For a 70 sqm unit, that bill could run VND 1.1-1.4 billion.

Phuong Nam·
High oil prices, uneven gains for Vietnam energy stocks
Corporate Analysis

High oil prices, uneven gains for Vietnam energy stocks

From Aug 28 to Sep 18, BSR gained 13.16% and PVT gained 12.13%, while PVD stood completely flat. The 13-point gap between the two tickers comes from two entirely different profit mechanisms, not a single oil-price story.

Minh Quan·
Silver's Record Peak, Then a Margin Call Lesson
Risk Watch

Silver's Record Peak, Then a Margin Call Lesson

Silver hit a record 116.58 USD in late January 2026, then fell 52% in under six months after the CME hiked futures margin requirements 67% in just three days. It's a leverage lesson for anyone holding silver in Vietnam.

Duc Tri·
VND 35 Million: iPhone Loses 4-5x More Than Any Interest
Investor Guide

VND 35 Million: iPhone Loses 4-5x More Than Any Interest

Put the same VND 35 million into three common savings channels and the gap between them is a few hundred thousand dong after a year. A new iPhone loses four to five times that much in the same period.

Mai Linh·
No USD Bond Yet: Vietnam's Real Signal Is Its Credit Rating
Macro Insights

No USD Bond Yet: Vietnam's Real Signal Is Its Credit Rating

Vietnam's Ministry of Finance says its upcoming international investor roadshow is not tied to any bond sale, even as markets buzz about a possible $1 billion issuance. The variable that actually matters is the sovereign credit rating, not the size of the rumor.

Thanh Ha·
Hoa Phat Q3 Profit Forecast: Up 40% Yet Below Q2
Corporate Analysis

Hoa Phat Q3 Profit Forecast: Up 40% Yet Below Q2

MBS forecasts Hoa Phat's Q3/2026 net profit at VND 5,600 billion, up 40% year-on-year but roughly VND 824 billion below the prior quarter. The same figure tells two different stories depending on which comparison you use.

Minh Quan·