VN Index -11.6% in September, dragged by blue chips. VN-30 Index, representing the 30 largest market value stocks -11.5%. The average daily trading value on HOSE fell to about $566m (-14.2% compared to August). PYN Elite NAV -13.2%. Overall, September had been tough for global stock markets: S&P 500 lost -9.3%, Dow Jones dropped -8.8% and MSCI Asia ex Japan (EUR) -10.6%.
Following U.S. Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance, the State Bank of Vietnam followed the general trend and Vietnam’s refinancing rate was hiked moderately from 4 to 5%. The SBV also devalued Vietnamese dong 1.2 % against USD to 23,400 VND/USD.
Macro: Vietnam’s GDP in Q3 rose +13.7% YOY, in which, industry and construction increased by 13% and services increased by 18.9%. Top growth segments in the service sector: food and accommodation +172%, wholesale and retail sector +21%, transportation and warehouse +28.8%.
The trade balance of goods in 9 months of 2022 witnessed a trade surplus of 6.5 billion USD. America continued to be our biggest export partner, followed by China and EU.
CPI in 9 months increased only 2.7% YOY, mainly due to recent fall in fuel price.
PYN Elite Stock of the Month: VEA
VEA started out as a state-owned company manufacturing agricultural machines then actively participated in automobile supporting industry. VEA currently has 13 subsidiaries and 8 affiliated companies. VEA holds 30% of Honda, 25% Ford and 20% Toyota Vietnam in joint ventures, which bring in trillions of dividends every year and benefit from the rapid auto sales growth as well as Honda’s leading position in motorbike market. This year the company plans to pay out approximately 4,500 VND per share to shareholders – about 10% yield.
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