Fuel Prices Rise 1,258 Dong as the Stabilization Fund Absorbs 500
Vietnam's E5 RON92 base price jumped VND 1,758 in the September 10 pricing cycle, yet consumers only paid 1,258 more. The 500-dong gap came from the Price Stabilization Fund, a buffer that is running dangerously thin.
Savers Under 6 Months Are Losing to Inflation
Vietnam's 4.75% annual rate cap on deposits under six months sits below August's 4.89% inflation. Term length, not which bank you pick, now decides whether your savings keep pace with prices.
FPT Buys Poland Auto Software Unit, Seller Stays as Client
FPT just acquired Nippon Seiki's 50-person automotive software unit in Poland, but the standout clause is that the seller committed to keep ordering from the same team. It's a signal of how legacy auto suppliers are letting go of in-house software.
Platinum Surplus Comes From Investor Selling, Not Weak Demand
Platinum hit a seven-month high the same day the WPIC flipped its 2026 balance forecast to a 265,000-ounce surplus. The two numbers measure different things on different timescales, and this is exactly where investors are most likely to conflate them.
Digiworld's Best Profit in 4 Years, Stock Still Down 39%
Digiworld posted its best quarterly profit in four years in Q1 2026, yet the stock fell nearly 40% on negative operating cash flow. Q2 answered that question, but the balance sheet picked up new risks.
13.8 Million Trading Accounts, Half the Liquidity
Vietnam's individual investor account count has blown past the 11-million target set for 2030, but average daily trading value on HOSE fell by nearly half over the first eight months of 2026. The Ministry of Finance has already shifted to a different yardstick.
VN-Index Touched Resistance, Then Slipped on Thin Liquidity
VN-Index brushed the lower edge of its 1,850-1,870 point resistance zone on September 4, but missed the two conditions its September strategy report demanded: liquidity and market breadth. Three sessions later, the index retreated to 1,827.12 points.
NIM Rises, Sacombank's Profit Still Falls 44.5%
Sacombank's Q2 2026 net interest margin improved to 2.82%, yet pre-tax profit still dropped 44.5% as loan-loss provisions surged. Bad debt and coverage ratios are the numbers worth reading now.
HOSE Market Cap Surges as Foreign Investors Keep Selling
HOSE's market cap topped VND 8.84 quadrillion after an August rally, even as foreign investors have net-sold more than VND 90,704 billion year to date. The two numbers aren't contradictory, they belong to two different phases of the same market.
Brent Nears $100 as Diesel Outpaces Gasoline 5-to-1
Brent crude is approaching $100 a barrel after a week of military escalation in the Middle East, feeding straight into Vietnam's next fuel price review on September 10 at 3pm. The real burden falls on trucking, aviation and chemicals, sectors whose margins were already thin before diesel started climbing.
MSR posts record profit, two brokers split by VND 2,758bn
Reading the same audited semi-annual report from Masan High-Tech Materials, BSC and TCBS produced full-year 2026 profit forecasts that differ by 87%. Here's what the Q2 numbers and the latest tungsten price data actually support.
VHM Shares Land Sep 9, Real Float Just 1.16 Billion
More than 4.1 billion Vinhomes shares become tradable on September 9, but most of them belong to Vingroup, which isn't selling. The real free float is far smaller than the headline number, and that detail is what will decide which of two price scenarios plays out.