Vietnam’s equity market witnessed a robust earnings rebound in the first quarter of 2025, as nearly a thousand listed companies disclosed financial results showing widespread improvement across sectors.

Profits of listed companies in Vietnam experienced robust growth in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of growth.

The latest deposit interest rates at the four major banks have simultaneously decreased to the lowest level in one year.

With the expectation that interest rates will continue to fall in the coming quarters while corporate profits begin to recover, brokerages forecast that the Vietnamese stock market will be uplifted in the second half of 2023.

The textile and garment industry is forecast to have a bright prospect in 2022, but as share prices have increased sharply since 2021, many stocks may not continue to rise significantly.

The Saigon Securities Incorporation (SSI) remained the largest broker in Vietnam in the third quarter of 2018, announced the HCM City Stock Exchange (HoSE) on October 3.

Vietnamese shares fell slightly on both local markets on August 8 as investors tried to take profits from the exchanges’ three-day rallies.

Saigon Securities Inc (SSI) was the top brokerage by market share on the southern bourse in the second quarter.

Shares rose on both local exchanges on May 19, boosted by big gains for brokerage and energy companies.