Only 7% of retail investors keen on the stock market
A survey conducted recently by Vietnam Holdings found that retail investors have a gloomy attitude towards securities, with just 7 per cent of respondents intending to invest in the stock market. The figure in August 2021 was 47 per cent. The average amount being invested is also down, by $2,000 to under the $9,900 average posted over the past ten months and 30 per cent below the figure at the beginning of the year.