EquitiesHSBC forecasts $10bn inflow from foreign passive funds, $3bn from active fundsVietnam recently met the two final criteria for secondary emerging market status: letting foreigners buy stocks without prefunding and creating a system to handle failed trades. © ReutersLIEN HOANGOctober 8, 2025 11:35 JSTHO CHI MINH CITY -- Market index provider FTSE Russell upgraded Vietnam to secondary emerging market status, from frontier, a change expected to bring billions of dollars into the stock market as investors add the communist country to their portfolios.