Liquidity in the stock market has dropped markedly in recent weeks. Beyond the negative market developments that have led many investors to temporarily withdraw, are cash flows from securities now being redirected into alternative investment channels? Liquidity wanes despite higher readings On November 17, the first trading day of the week, the VN-Index surged nearly 19 points, or 1.16%, building on a gain of more than 36 points in the previous week. The resumption of U.S. government operations on November 12 after a 43‑day shutdown, together with President Donald Trump’s November 14 executive order exempting a range of agricultural imports from reciprocal tariffs, provided a boost to global stock markets. These developments also extended a positive influence on Vietnam’s market performance. Domestically, the National Assembly has endorsed an economic growth target of at least 10% for 2026, fueling expectations that fiscal and monetary policies will remain expansionary, with an even greater degree of easing. The recent recovery in trading sessions has fueled hopes that the short-term market correction has ended and that the VN-Index is now building fresh upward momentum.  However, trading volume failed to keep pace with the market’s gains, indicating that investors remained cautious. Specifically, the volume of […]