SSI Securities Corporation (SSI) again had the biggest stock-brokering market shares on both Hop Chi Minh and Hanoi stock exchanges in the third quarter of the year.
The Vietnamese cosmetics market has grown strongly in recent years given the rapid economic growth and large young population, the Vietnam Association of Essential Oils, Aromatherapy and Cosmetics has said.
Shares closed on a positive note on April 5, as investors speculated on first-quarter earnings results and annual shareholder meeting information from many listed companies.
Vietnamese shares retreated on March 24 on both local markets from gains on the day earlier as energy stocks declined on lower oil prices and banks fell on low investor confidence.
Vietnamese shares joined those on other Asian markets on August 24 as they experienced the hardest fall since the beginning of the year, dragged down by the latest Chinese stock rout.