Vietnam Market Daily Report — October 19, 2026
Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index closed at 1,711.06 on October 19, 2026, largely unchanged from the previous session.
Five Vietnamese banks reported 9M2026 results, with VPBank posting record consolidated pre-tax profit of nearly VND30 trillion (+47% YoY) and ABBank nearly doubling profit to VND4.54 trillion (+97% YoY).
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngState Bank of Vietnam Governor Pham Duc An chaired a meeting with commercial bank chairmen and CEOs to direct banking operations, emphasizing credit growth of 11.44% and deposit growth of 11.22%, exchange-rate stability, and the need to avoid unhealthy interest-rate competition while supporting priority sectors.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngVPBank reported 9-month profit of nearly VND 30 trillion, up almost 47% year-on-year, with total assets rising 27.8% and credit growth near 30%.
CafeF - Tài chính ngân hàngAt a National Assembly group discussion, officials debated growth targets, with the Deputy PM citing 9.01% growth over nine months and reaffirming the push for double-digit growth, while Quang Ninh's party secretary argued not all provinces can achieve 10% growth.
CafeF - Vĩ mô đầu tưA.P. Moller Capital (Maersk's parent ecosystem) signed an agreement to buy 100% of Portek International from Japan's Mitsui & Co., which indirectly holds a 49% stake in Mitorient Holding, the joint-venture partner operating Ho Chi Minh City's VICT container port alongside SOWATCO.
CafeF - Doanh nghiệpA draft amendment to the Law on Asset Auction proposes raising the deposit for land-use-right auctions for residential land to 20-50% of the starting price and banning individuals who won but abandoned a prior auction from participating again. The measure aims to curb speculation and 'bait' bidding in the real estate market.
CafeF - Bất động sảnTCBS, the securities arm of Techcombank, reported 9-month pre-tax profit of VND 5,708 billion, up 13% year-on-year and reaching 76% of its full-year plan, driven by strong margin lending growth.
VnEconomy - Chứng khoánTCBS (TCX) reported record Q3/2026 pre-tax profit of 2,152 billion VND, with 9-month pre-tax profit of 5,708 billion VND, up 13% YoY and reaching 76% of the annual plan. Margin lending drove growth, with loan balance at 54,740 billion VND, up 25% since end-2025.
Vietstock - Cổ phiếuTCBS (HOSE: TCX) reported record Q3/2026 pre-tax profit of VND 2,152 billion, with 9-month pre-tax profit of VND 5,708 billion, up 13% year-on-year and reaching 76% of the annual plan. Margin lending remained the key growth driver, with net income up 55% and loan balance at VND 54,740 billion.
CafeF - Thị trường chứng khoánTon Nam Kim (NKG) is investing VND 6,200 billion (~USD 248 million) in the Nam Kim Phu My steel plant with 1.2 million tonnes annual capacity, expanding total capacity to over 2.2 million tonnes and moving into high-quality steel products.
CafeF - Doanh nghiệpVimico Thai Nguyen (TMG) will pay a 30% cash dividend (VND 3,000/share, total VND 54 billion) with record date October 22, 2026; its Q3 net profit jumped 305.4% year-on-year on higher product prices. Major shareholder Vimico (KSV, 51%) will receive about VND 27.5 billion.
CafeF - Doanh nghiệpHaxaco reported 9M2026 net revenue of VND4,048 billion (+29% YoY) and after-tax profit of VND41 billion (+3,927% YoY), boosted by consolidating VinFast dealer Vietnam Future Group as a subsidiary since March 2026.
CafeF - Doanh nghiệpXa Lo Ha Noi, a subsidiary of CII, will redirect 412.5 billion VND of its 550 billion VND bond proceeds to repay debts owed to CII Invest, changing the bond's stated use of funds.
CafeF - Bất động sảnSecurities firm Rong Viet (VDSC) partnered with eCloudvalley to deploy its AI virtual assistant hiDragon x AI on AWS, built on Amazon Bedrock with Claude 3.5 Sonnet, reporting 46,986 queries across 11,704 sessions in about a year.
VnEconomy - Chứng khoánGold rose slightly in Asian trading to $4,179/oz as investors await US economic data ahead of the Fed's Oct 27-28 meeting, with futures pricing only a 16% chance of a hike.
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