HCMC - Government bond sales totaled more than VND18 trillion in May, according to data from the Hanoi Stock Exchange.

G-bonds were issued with tenors of 5, 10, 15, and 30 years, with 10-year bonds accounting for 83.8% of the total value, or VND15.1 trillion, according to the Government news site. At the final auction of the month, the auction rates for the respective tenors were 2.41%, 3.08%, 3.2%, and 3.3%, up by 10, 3, 10, and 2 basis points compared to the end of April. In the first five months of the year, the Vietnam State Treasury raised VND170.9 trillion through G-bond sales, completing 34.2% of the full-year target. On the secondary market, G-bond listings reached VND2.37 quadrillion as of May 30. The average daily trading value in May reached VND13.9 trillion, up 11.22% against the previous month. Outright transactions accounted for 69.63% of the total, while repo transactions made up 30.37%. Foreign investors represented 3.26% of total trading volume and recorded a net purchase of VND284 billion.