Vietnam Market Daily Report — October 16, 2026
Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index closed at N/A on October 16, 2026, largely unchanged from the previous session.
A senior government official suggested the state could buy unsold completed commercial housing to convert into rental units, a policy experts say could ease real estate inventory but hinges on transparent valuation to avoid bailing out weak developers.
CafeF - Bất động sảnHanoi authorities are accelerating the handling of 270 delayed non-budget-funded projects and 191 newly identified delayed projects, with a deadline of October 2026 and possible land reclamation and auctions for stalled projects.
CafeF - Vĩ mô đầu tưThe Vietnamese government issued Decision 1989/QD-TTg amending the public debt strategy through 2030, maintaining caps of 60% of GDP for public debt, 50% for government debt, and 50% for external debt, while tightening management of local government borrowing and contingent liabilities.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngThe Vietnamese government issued Decision 1989/QD-TTg amending the public debt strategy through 2030, capping annual public debt at 60% of GDP and government debt at 50% of GDP for 2026-2030, while prioritizing efficient use of borrowed capital and improving the national credit rating.
CafeF - Vĩ mô đầu tưVPBank's strategic partnership with SMBC, following SMBC's 15% stake purchase for $1.5 billion in 2023, has boosted profitability, with H1 2026 pre-tax profit up 68% year-on-year and Vietcap forecasting ROE of 16% in 2026 and 16.8% in 2027.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngHaxaco (HAX) has submitted a plan to shareholders to buy back 4.5 million shares, equivalent to 4.19% of outstanding shares, at a maximum price of VND 10,000 per share, to reduce charter capital.
CafeF - Doanh nghiệpVietbank (VBB) plans to offer over 296 million shares to existing shareholders at VND 10,000 each, raising charter capital to over VND 14,807 billion, while reporting estimated 9-month 2026 pre-tax profit of VND 1,297 billion, up 50% year-on-year.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngGlobal gold prices rebounded 1.6% to $4,171.8/oz on October 15 as US Treasury yields fell and the dollar weakened on reduced expectations of a Fed rate hike in October. Silver also rose 3.2% to $57.55/oz.
VnEconomy - Chứng khoánDomestic gold prices were little changed on the morning of October 16, with SJC gold bars selling at 143.3 million VND per tael, while spot gold fell 0.37% to around $4,154/oz amid a weaker dollar and lower US Treasury yields.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngA UBS director said Vietnam's FTSE Russell upgrade to Emerging Market status is just the beginning, and expects more global institutional and passive funds to enter the Vietnamese market in coming phases, potentially lifting index weights and trading activity.
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