Vietnam Market Daily Report — October 18, 2026
Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index closed at 1,705.91 on October 18, 2026, largely unchanged from the previous session.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, discussing the draft Law on SME Development, highlighted that SMEs struggle to access credit due to collateral dependence, weak transparency and limited capital absorption, and called for a shift toward cash-flow-based lending and sandbox pilots.
CafeF - Vĩ mô đầu tưThe Tax Department issued new administrative procedure rules requiring tax officials to guide taxpayers clearly, avoid vague answers, and minimize repeated document requests.
CafeF - Vĩ mô đầu tưVietnam's Ministry of Finance proposed amendments to the Securities Law, including a new Article 6a establishing a regulatory sandbox for new technologies, products, services and business models in the securities sector. The draft also renames the exchange operator generically as 'Stock Exchange' and requires the PM to decide on the exchange model within one year of the law taking effect.
CafeF - Thị trường chứng khoánForeign investors have sold net over 24,000 billion VND across 18 consecutive sessions on HOSE, with year-to-date outflows reaching 118,000 billion VND (~4.6 billion USD). Analysts expect selling pressure to persist, with a possible reversal to net buying only from mid-2027 as upgrade-related inflows increase.
VnExpress - Kinh doanhForeign investors have net sold Vietnamese equities for 18 consecutive sessions totaling over 24 trillion VND, with year-to-date outflows of 118 trillion VND (~4.6 billion USD); analysts expect selling pressure to persist and a reversal only from mid-2027.
VnExpress - Kinh doanhSSI will buy back 801,500 ESOP shares from 64 departed employees at VND10,000 per share to hold as treasury shares, and separately a board member Nguyen Hong Nam increased his stake to 0.58% after buying 5 million shares.
CafeF - Thị trường chứng khoánKim loai mau Thai Nguyen (TMG), a 51%-owned subsidiary of Vimico (KSV), reported Q3/2026 net profit of 67 billion VND, up 305% YoY, driven by higher selling prices for zinc ingots, lead concentrate and sulfuric acid (up 259%).
CafeF - Doanh nghiệpBinh Minh Plastics (BMP) reported Q3/2026 net revenue down 4.5% YoY and net profit down 8.9% to VND319.3 billion, ending three consecutive quarters of profit growth, though 9-month profit still rose 2.4%.
CafeF - Doanh nghiệpForeign investors sold net 3,007 billion VND (~120 million USD) across all five sessions last week, with VIC, TCB, VIX and FPT seeing the heaviest outflows, while MBB and PVT attracted net buying. The VN-Index rebounded 7.56 points to 1,705.91 on Friday, reclaiming the 1,700 mark after seven straight declines.
CafeF - Thị trường chứng khoánVinMetal, part of Vingroup, signed a contract with Italy's Danieli to supply core equipment for a rail and section steel rolling line with capacity over 700,000 tonnes per year at its Ha Tinh steel complex, targeting high-speed and urban railway infrastructure.
CafeF - Vĩ mô đầu tưDaily gold price update: SJC gold bars quoted at 14.06-14.36 million VND per chi on the morning of 18/10/2026, with other brands including PNJ and Doji at similar levels.
CafeF - Thị trường chứng khoánGold prices fell for a second consecutive week, with SJC gold bars down 1.2 million VND per tael to 140.6-143.6 million VND, leaving buyers from a week ago with losses of about 4.2 million VND per tael. Global spot gold dropped from 5,600 USD/oz in late January to 4,164 USD/oz on October 17.
CafeF - Thị trường chứng khoánDomestic gold ring and SJC bar prices fell 1.2 million VND per tael week-on-week at most brands including SJC, PNJ, DOJI and Bao Tin Minh Chau, while world gold closed the week at 4,164 USD/oz, down 0.7%.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngForeign investors net sold 560 billion VND (462.3 billion VND matched) while proprietary desks net bought 534.1 billion VND, with liquidity on HoSE falling below 10,000 billion VND as VN-Index rose 0.45%. Foreign buying concentrated in FPT, CTG, MBB, SSI, TCB while selling hit HDB, VIC, VIX, MSB, VCI, VCB.
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