Margin lending soars

Capital climb: A man walks past the Hanoi Stock Exchange in Hanoi. Securities firms are not only scaling their capital but also adapting to evolving regulations that promise to attract greater foreign participation. — AFP

HANOI: Vietnam’s stock market is witnessing an extraordinary surge in margin lending, with total outstanding loans soaring to an all-time high of 280 trillion dong by the end of the first quarter of 2025.

This sharp increase, 35 trillion dong higher than the previous quarter, marks a historic milestone, with 33 trillion dong of that rise attributed solely to margin lending.