Daily/Weekly Report

[Market Commentary] Stocks ended mixed, with strength in retailers helping the VN30 index close higher but the heavier weighting of Vietcombank (VCB) in the VNIndex causing the broad market index to close modestly lower. [Futures/ETFs] Futures closed near the highs of the day and avoided the late afternoon sell off in the region as retailers support the VN30 index ahead of the Tet holidays. [Market Movers] PNJ, NT2, MWG [Macro/Strategy] 2019 Fiscal Overview

[Market Commentary] Vietcombank (VCB) hit a new record high and pushed stocks higher despite weakness in real estate stocks as the central bank reiterates its plan to reduce risky loans in the property sector. [Futures/ETFs] VN30 futures posted gains as foreigners actively bought February contracts today after regional indices moved higher with China reporting 4Q GDP at 6%. [Market Movers] POW, KBC, MPC [Macro/Strategy] Petrol prices & January CPI

[Market Commentary] Stocks closed higher led by another session of strong performance from the banks with the successful launch of the new financials ETF and the Bank for Investment & Development (BID) and Vietinbank (CTG) trading at 52-week highs. [Futures/ETFs] As investors limit using the leverage due to upcoming long Tet holiday, the derivative market became less active amid low liquidity despite the expiration of January contracts. [Market Movers] ACB, HVG

[Market Commentary] Bank shares help Vietnamese stocks post modest gains as reports of rent at new peaks and weaker outlook for real estate in 2020 weighed on property stocks. [Futures/ETFs] January contracts rose modestly as foreigners took profits into the expiration in light holiday trading [Market Movers] REE, TCM [Macro/Strategy] US Treasury Watchlist

[Market Commentary] Vietnam rose on the optimistic outlook for GDP growth in 2020 by the Planning Ministry and better results from the US Treasury's latest currency manipulation report. [Futures/ETFs] January contracts closed higher as the VN30 cash index rose by 0.34% and outpaced the broader VN-Index (+0.12%) amid the heavier weighting of banks shares. [Market Movers] VIC, BVH [Macro/Strategy] Money Market News

[Market Commentary] The VNIndex posted losses against regional markets as banks weighed on the market after Friday's ETF-related strength. [Futures/ETFs] Foreigners actively bought January contracts today into the bank-led weakness in the VN30 index. [Market Movers] PLX, HVG

ETF-related buying in financials allowed the Ho Chi Minh exchange to outperform Hanoi as the VNIndex gapped up in the close amid heavy market-on-close orders in the banks.

Market Commentary] The VNIndex closed near the high of the day as headlines of China's top trade official going to Washington to sign the trade deal sparked a late day rally led by the banks. [Futures/ETFs] Foreigners took profits on January contracts in the late afternoon rally but the pickup in trading volumes into the close failed to bring the active contract out of backwardation and closed the session with a basis of minus 2.96 points. [Market Movers] BID, NLG

[Market Commentary] Vietnamese stocks retraced some losses after falling as much as 1.4% with US-Iran headlines showing moderation on further escalation of tensions but the rally soon faded amid concerns of a prolonged conflict [Futures/ETFs] Vietnam’s weakness compared to regional markets and slight backwardation led foreigners to actively buy January contracts that narrowed the basis to minus 1.48 points [Market Movers] CTG, POW

[Market Commentary] Bank and real estate stocks led the recovery on expectations for strong 4Q results as Vietnamese stocks joined the regional bounce back amid easing concerns over US-Iran tensions. [Futures/ETFs] January contracts rebounded but failed to recover from backwardation for another session as the basis remained slightly negative at the close. [Market Movers] DBC, HVG [Company Updates] December Steel Output (HPG)