{"id":548,"date":"2025-09-05T00:37:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T00:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/?p=548"},"modified":"2025-09-05T00:37:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T00:37:31","slug":"vietnams-stock-market-surge-how-the-ftse-emerging-market-upgrade-is-powering-the-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/?p=548","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam\u2019s Stock Market Surge: How the FTSE Emerging Market Upgrade is Powering the Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Vietnam stock market broke records in 2025, driven by exceptional earnings growth, robust GDP expansion, foreign investor inflows, and transformative reforms. The VN-Index reached new highs, up 60% YTD, buoyed by the potential upgrade from frontier to emerging market status by FTSE Russell. This reclassification has fuelled strategic capital flows and expanded Vietnam\u2019s visibility across global asset allocators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reclassification to Emerging Market<\/strong>: Vietnam\u2019s push for FTSE Russell <a href=\"https:\/\/vietnamnews.vn\/economy\/1723524\/stock-market-on-the-brink-of-transformation.html\">upgrade<\/a> meets strict criteria: adoption of non-prefunding (NPF) settlement, improved market accessibility, and enhanced disclosure standards. The KRX system launch in May improved overall market operations. Announcement from FTSE Russell in due early October 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GDP Expansion<\/strong>: Vietnam\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vietnam-briefing.com\/news\/vietnams-economic-performance-in-h1-2025-inflation-trade-fdi.html\/\">GDP<\/a> posted 7.52% growth in H1 2025, the fastest first-half pace in 15 years. Growth was led by services (up 8.14%), manufacturing, and solid FDI inflows, which jumped 32% YoY to $21.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Earnings Growth<\/strong>: Companies achieved <a href=\"https:\/\/theinvestor.vn\/2025-likely-a-big-year-for-vietnam-equity-market-performance-pyn-elite-exec-d16774.html\">earnings growth<\/a> forecasts of 32% in 2025 and a projected 19% for 2026, with the top 100 stocks expected to grow EPS by 13%, keeping the P\/E ratio attractive at around 11x\u201312x.<\/p>\n<p>Passive and active funds tracking the FTSE Emerging Markets Index could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkbav.org\/vietnam-poised-for-market-upgrade-promising-capital-growth_news24668\">inject<\/a> $5\u20137 billion following official inclusion. Increased allocations, ETF flows, and strategic investments are already observed.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of robust earnings, economic growth, policy reforms, and the anticipated FTSE upgrade position Vietnam as one of Asia\u2019s most interesting equity markets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-549\" src=\"https:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VNM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VNM.png 990w, https:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VNM-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VNM-768x396.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vietnam stock market broke records in 2025, driven by exceptional earnings growth, robust GDP expansion, foreign investor inflows, and transformative reforms. 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