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The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) began its first trading session following the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday with a gong-beating ceremony on January 31.

Forbes Vietnam has announced a list of the 100 largest public firms in the country for the first time.

The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) has introduced three new stock indices developed based on the investment requirements of local funds.

A series of best-performing stocks on the Vietnamese stock market are losing their steam due to poor business performances.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has entered Vietnam’s 50 best listed companies in 2019 by Forbes Magazine for the seven consecutive years.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has entered Vietnam’s 50 best listed companies in 2019 by Forbes Magazine for the seven consecutive years.

Low-cost carrier Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (HOSE code VJC) was named among Vietnam’s 50 best listed companies in 2019 by Forbes Magazine during an award ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15.

Thanh Thanh Cong-Bien Hoa JSC (SBT) has announced that the German development finance institution DEG, owned by the German Government, invested 28 million USD to buy convertible preferred dividend stocks at 30,000 VND (1.26 USD) each, 84 percent higher than SBT’s market price on July 25.

Vietnamese shares have been in the red as most large-cap stocks lost steam, caused by the sell-off on the world’s stock market.

Most investment funds in Vietnam’s equity market have recorded modest gains and were beaten by the growth of the benchmark VN-Index in the past three quarters.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has offered to sell 45.6 million shares it is holding in the Vietnam Export-Import Joint Stock Commercial Bank (Eximbank).

Stocks struggled on August 30 morning, but buying force was overwhelming in the afternoon’s session, helping the market rebound.

Vietnamese shares are forecast to extend their growth in the final week of August by a marginal rate while volatility is widely expected by analysts as buyers are believed to be cautious due to the lack of news that could bolster optimism in the market.

Vietnamese shares advanced on August 22 despite investors’ profit-taking as overall market sentiment remained positive about the possibility of resolving China-US trade tensions.

The Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OCB) has successfully issued shares worth more than 900 billion VND (over 39.6 million USD) to increase its chartered capital.

Vietnamese shares ended on August 10 on a positive note, driven by financial-banking and energy sectors as confidence was boosted by news on State capital divestment from State-owned businesses.

Vietnamese shares fell on August 9 as strong selling pressure weighed down large-cap stocks and listed firms suffered from negative news of the macro-economy.

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index fell after a four-day rally, dragged down by financial-banking, retail and agricultural stocks.

The Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) will apply a new minimum initial margin ratio of 13 percent from July 18 instead of the previous 10 percent for VN30 Index futures to avoid violations and ensure the security of the derivatives market.

PV Power will shift its listing from UPCoM to the HCM Stock Exchange by the end of this year, the company announced in its first shareholders’ meeting in Hanoi on June 26.