Increasing the quality and quantity of listed companies and expanding institutional investor networks are crucial to bolstering the internal strength of the Vietnamese stock market and attracting mid- and long-term investors.

Intense selling pressure in the afternoon session caused the VN-Index to decline further on Friday, dampening market sentiment amid soaring liquidity.

With the strong gain of the market benchmark VN-Index in February, the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) has two more companies with market capitalisation exceeding US$1 billion compared to the previous month, official data showed.

Stocks experienced substantial gains as Masan Group (MSN) reached its daily price limit, while securities stocks exhibited a turnaround and upward movement.

Vietnamese shares reversed course to end lower on Wednesday as large-cap stocks in a series of industries suffered selling pressure, especially banking, securities and energy.

The eagerly anticipated advancement of Vietnam’s stock market, with strategies involving addressing foreign limit cap issues and infrastructure investment, holds the capacity to draw in around $25 billion in new investments by 2030.

The VN-Index on Monday sustained its upward trajectory in the opening session of the week, buoyed by the support of the blue-chip stocks and a series of real estate shares.

The implementation of the new trading system is poised to play a key role in the Vietnamese stock market's upcoming upgrade to emerging market status by 2025.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) of Việt Nam is expected to officially launch a centralised information disclosure system for listed organisations and those registered for trading on the stock exchange on March 8.

The Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) initiated a trial run of the new KRX information technology system on March 4, after a delay in its official launch since last year.