Market capitalisation on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) rose more than 42 per cent year-on-year to VND5.8 quadrillion (US$254.83 billion) by the end of 2021, accounting for 92.77 per cent of the previous year’s GDP.

As the local stock market has attracted a lot of attention and capital flows, many enterprises take it as an opportunity to go public or transfer stock exchanges.

Shares bounced back on Thursday after a brief decline in the previous session with realty and construction stocks being the highlight of the market.

The stock market bounced back on Thursday morning, but the downtrend was still lingering due to persistent selling force.

Market capitalisation on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) rose more than 42 percent year-on-year to 5.8 quadrillion VND (254.83 billion USD) by the end of 2021, accounting for 92.77 percent of the previous year’s GDP.

The market ended mixed on Wednesday, as rising selling force triggered losses in many large-cap stocks, especially in manufacturing, real estate and banking sectors.

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Indices inched higher on Wednesday morning, boosted by gains in many large-cap stocks but the market was more cautious as selling forces reemerged.

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