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Day: November 21, 2023
VN-Index +6.80 points (1,110.46) at close, November 21
The HoSE closed up +0.62 percent or 6.8 points to today to finished the session at 1,110.46. Foreign investor trades on HoSE from November 12 to November 21 Buy Sell Change Date VND US$ VND US$ VND US$ 15/11 1,694 $70,174,119 1,449 $60,024,970 245 $10,149,150 16/11 1,030 $42,667,853 1,160 $48,053,116
Decrease in Vietnam’s personal income tax collection recorded
Vietnam’s personal income tax receipts in the first nine months of this year were down VND 7.2 trillion (US$299 million) over the same period last year, Tuoi Tre is reporting. The article goes on to say this is due to a reduction in real estate transfer taxes which are included
Vietnam IPOs so far this year net just US$7 million
The only three IPOs in Vietnam so far this year pulled in just US$7 million, The Investor is reporting. The publication is referencing a report from Deloitte and suggests that the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchanges poor performance this year has seen firms delaying their IPOs. The three IPOs
Vietnam trailing regional counterparts in stock market IPOs
Vietnam had just 8 IPOs last year compared to 42 in Thailand and 59 in Indonesia, Vietnam News is reporting. The publication’s core argument is that a lack of IPOs, and subsequently diversity, is a turn off for foreign investors. Of note, Thailand and Indonesia are both considered ‘emerging’ markets
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