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Day: November 13, 2023

VN-Index -1.16 points (1,100.07) at close, November 13

The VN-Index fell 1.61 points today or 0.15 percent to finish the day at 1,100.07 points, according to Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange data. Foreign traders left the market to the tune of US$15.5 million. This brings the total value of shares net-sold by foreign investors over the last five

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Coffee prices down on increased supply at start of harvest

Domestic green coffee is down 15 percent compared to its September peak, VN Express is reporting. According to sources quoted in the article this is due to: Farmers holding onto their beans while they wait for prices to rise; It’s the start of the harvest season which means more supply;

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Danang investor fined US$61,000 for stock market manipulation

A man in Danang was using 76 accounts belonging to 21 investors to manipulate the price of a real estate firm listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, The Investor is reporting. He has subsequently been banned from trading for two years and fined US$61,000. See also: Stock market

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Vietnam’s biggest oil refinery needs more Vietnamese leadership: PM

In a visit to Vietnam’s Nghi Son oil refinery on Saturday, Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, said that the challenges facing the refinery could be solve with more local leadership and more decentralisation, The Investor is reporting. “There need to be more Vietnamese people in the company’s leadership. More

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