The Vietnamese real estate market is signalling the end of a prolonged downturn, with notable signs of recovery in profitability. However the pace of revival remains measured, due to sluggish sales and limited improvements in consumer incomes.

Though difficulties caused by COVID-19 were reflected in the business results of listed realty firms, experts are still optimistic about the market. ​

Bank stocks cooled down on Wednesday but the benchmark VN-Index still hit a new 10-year peak at 802.78 points, equivalent to an increase of 0.36 percent over the previous session.

After a short pause on October 7, shares advanced on the following day on the two markets as investors readied for the release of companies' third quarter earnings reports.