Weekly Report

Vietnamese and world stock markets retreated after many countries reimposed stringent restrictions so as to contain the rapid spread of the Omicron variant

Vietnam's stock market advanced ahead of the General Department of Customs’ announcement that November imports and exports both rebounded strongly, reaching all-time record highs of more than USD30 billion

Vietnamese and global stock markets were reassured after the Fed decided to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0 - 0.25% and end its bond-buying program in March 2022 before raising the rate again

The VN-Index dropped as investors are concerned that the FED would speed up the narrowing of asset purchase program and raise interest rates sooner than expected

Stocks slipped after the Asian Development Bank lowered its economic growth forecast for 2021 to 2%

Vietnamese stocks climbed along with global markets as investors are waiting for the results of many major central banks' meetings

The stock market's decline was similar to the movements of global stock market as investors took a cautious stance prior to the announcement of US November CPI

Stocks were firmer as ICAEW and Oxford Economics forecast Vietnam's GDP growth would reach over 6% in 2022

The stock market followed the rallies of world stock market after WHO said that the Omicron variant does not appear to cause more severe illness than previous Covid variants and is ‘highly unlikely’ to fully evade vaccine protections

Vietnam stock market rallied, similar to world market movements as investors were optimistic that the Omicron variant was not as bad as previously feared