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title: "Southeast Asia Stock Market Closing Report | Vietnam's stock index rose 0.6%, Indonesia's stock index rose 1%, both hitting record closing highs"
description: "On Wednesday (August 20), Southeast Asian stock markets performed strongly, with the Vietnam index rising 0.61% to 1664.36 points, setting a new closing historical high, and the Indonesia index rising"
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locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/253851151.md"
published_at: "2025-08-20T15:59:04.000Z"
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# Southeast Asia Stock Market Closing Report | Vietnam's stock index rose 0.6%, Indonesia's stock index rose 1%, both hitting record closing highs

> On Wednesday (August 20), Southeast Asian stock markets performed strongly, with the Vietnam index rising 0.61% to 1664.36 points, setting a new closing historical high, and the Indonesia index rising 1.03% to 7943.825 points, also reaching a new closing historical high. The Thailand SET index rose 1.00%, while the Malaysia FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index slightly fell by 0.13%. The Vietnamese dong depreciated by 0.21% against the US dollar

On Wednesday (August 20), the Vietnam Stock Exchange Index rose by 0.61%, closing at 1664.36 points, continuing to set a new historical closing high. It experienced a V-shaped reversal throughout the day, opening at 1672.70 points, which marked a new intraday historical high. The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange/VN 30 Index rose by 0.99%, closing at 1828.46 points, also continuing to set a new historical closing high and intraday historical high. The Vietnamese Dong depreciated by 0.21% against the US dollar, trading at 26368 VND as of 23:54 Beijing time, and fell to 26376 VND at 17:50 Beijing time, continuing to set a historical low. The Thai SET Index rose by 1.00%, while the Malaysia FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index fell by 0.13%. The Philippine Composite Index remained roughly flat, and the Singapore Straits Times Index rose by 0.01%. The Indonesia Jakarta Composite Index rose by 1.03%, closing at 7943.825 points, setting a new historical closing high after two trading days. The Indonesia Jakarta Stock Exchange LQ45 Index rose by 1.44%, closing at 826.954 points

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