Stocks set to rise further after TetViet Nam’s stock market is expected to rise further after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday and even throughout 2018, boosted by positive macro economic development as well as support of foreign traders. The UPCOM Index on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) inched up 1.83 per cent to finish at 58.5 points. The market leaders were large-cap stocks of PetroVietnam Gas (GAS) (4.4 per cent), Vingroup Joint Stock Company (VIC) (3 per cent), Viet Nam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (CTG) (3.8 per cent), JSC Bank For Investment And Development Of Viet Nam (BID) (2.6 per cent) and Hoa Phat Group Joint Stock Company (HPG) (3.1 per cent). According to Tran Van Dung, Chairman of the State Securities Commission (SSC), in 2017, Viet Nam recorded impressive economic growth with many macro-economic indicators set by the Government were achieved. This resulted in stable liquidity and interest rates, helping listed bankers improve significantly their financial quality, strongly dragging up the stock market.