The domestic stock market experienced a positive trading week, with the benchmark VN-Index surpassing the threshold level of 1,255 points, but experts warn that there are risks of corrections in both the short and midterm.

Securities companies are engaged in a fierce competition to offer low-interest margin loans to investors. Compared to the previous year, the current margin interest rates have significantly dropped, ranging from 6 per cent to 8 per cent per year, almost half of what they were before.

The Vietnamese stock market edged higher on Friday but liquidity declined from the previous trade, while foreign investors returned to be net buyers on the southern market.

The market's benchmark corrected slightly on Thursday but stayed above the threshold of 1,250 points, while liquidity reached over US$1 billion.

The State Bank of Việt Nam has actively collaborated with two renowned rating organisations, MSCI and FTSE Russell, to address inquiries and concerns related to the banking sector. The aim is to facilitate the prompt upgrading of Việt Nam's stock market.

The Vietnamese government is committed to upgrading the local stock market and aligning it with digital transformation and various economic trends, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated at a conference on stock market development on Wednesday.

The local stock market's upgrade from the frontier to emerging status by 2025 remains critical to the country’s transformation into a high-middle-income country by 2035 and a high-income country by 2045.

Benchmark indices ended mixed on Wednesday, with the VN-Index rising for the third straight day in a row to its highest in 16 months, while liquidity remained at a high level.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has revealed that he closely monitors the stock market on a daily basis because it reflects the "health" of businesses and the government's management.