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The Vietnamese government intends to crackdown on traders that manipulate the stock market in the wake of a number of high profile arrests, The Investor is reporting. This has come about after it was revealed that the head of real estate firms FLC, Trinh Van Quyet, used friends and family

The fortunes of the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange turned around today finishing the day up for the first time this week, according to HOSE data. The index gained 11.47 points or 1.12 percent. Foreign traders, however, went the other way, exiting the market to the tune of US$4.4

The VN-Index has had another rocky day ending the day down 14.21 points or 1.36 percent at 1,028.19, according to HOSE data. Vietnam’s primary stock market is now well below its September high when it went over 1,240 points. This comes on the back of weak business results as the

The HOSE slid 18.22 points or 1.72 percent in the first trading session of the week, according to HOSE data. This comes after a troubling week in which the local bourse fell over forty points in one day and rounded out the week 47 points down on a week earlier.

The VN-Index ended last week 47.41 points down on its close Friday of the week before, and this was partly a result of ‘rumours and tricks’, Tuoi Tre is reporting. This, however, is not exactly true. The drop of 40 points last Thursday appears to have been driven by a

It’s been swings and roundabouts this week for the HOSE but it has managed to finish the week on a positive note, up 5.17 points or 0.49 percent at close of business today, according to HOSE data. This was credited to domestic traders, however, with foreign traders net withdrawing VND

Yesterday the VN-Index dropped 40 points straight-up on the back of Vingroup announcing it would issue more bonds to cover bonds that were maturing, Reuters has reported. Reuters is referencing ‘traders and stock brokers’ as saying this reworking of bond debt may have ‘raised concerns about Vingroup’s financial status. Note

The HOSE was hit hard today by a huge sell-off which saw the VN-Index drop 46.21 points or 4.19 percent, according to HOSE data. A lot of the sell off was confined to domestic traders with foreign firms net selling just VND 99 billion or US$4 million. Foreign investor trades

Vietnam may allow HOSE brokers to vouch for foreign investors rather than waiting for confirmation funds are available to settle stock market transactions, Reuters is reporting.  This delay in settlement on the grounds of confirmation of funds is one of two key hurdles the HOSE needs to fix before it

It was another slide for the HOSE on Wednesday finishing the day just over four points down, closing at 1,101.66. Foreign investors continued to net sell pulling another US$22 million from the market. Foreign investor trades on HOSE October 19 to 25 Buy Sell Change Date VND US$ VND US$

The HOSE recovered almost all of yesterday’s losses today closing the session at 1,105.90 up 1.13 percent or 12.37 points, according to HOSE data. Foreign traders, on the other hand, net sold for the day to the tune or VND 458 billion or US$18.6 million.  Foreign investor trades on HOSE

The HOSE did not start the week well, finishing down 14.5 points to end the day at 1093.53, losing almost all of the gains it made Friday, according to HOSE data. On the up side, foreign investment in the market grew, but only marginally. Foreign investor trades on HOSE October

Foreign traders withdrew VND 11.46 trillion (US$467 million) from the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange in the first nine months of this year, Vietnam News is reporting. The article notes that there are 40,200 foreign individuals and 4,506 foreign institutions with accounts for a total of 44,700 accounts belonging to

After a week spent on a downward slope the VN-Index has seen its fortunes turn around finishing the week at 1,108.03 points, a 1.86 percent improvement on yesterday, according to HOSE data. Foreign investor trades on HOSE October 16 to 20 Buy Sell Change Date VND US$ VND US$ VND

The VN-Index has fallen again for its fourth straight session finishing the day at 1,087.85 points, 1.41 percent below yesterday’s close, according to HOSE data. Of note, however, is that for a second day in a row, foreign traders have bucked the trend by net-buying US$11 million worth of stocks.

The VN-Index continued its downward slide Tuesday, losing 1.64 percent to finish the day at just 1,103.40 points, according to HOSE data. The index has now fallen just over 50 points since its close Friday. Foreign investors, however, seem to have changed their tune with a considerable uptick in the

The VN-Index fell again on Tuesday continuing a rocky start to the week, according to Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange data. The local bourse ended the day at 1,1121.65 points down 20 points on Monday’s close. Banking and securities were the most traded stocks of the day. Note: There was

The VN-Index finished Monday down a little over 13 points or 1.15 percent, according to Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange Data. Saigon – Hanoi Commercial Bank (SHB) was the most traded stock for the day with over 30 million shares in the bank changing hands. The bank finished the day

Vietnam News is predicting that the stock market will continue to climb this week but the publication does not make clear how it has come to this conclusion. It does, however, carry comments from an executive at VNDirect, who says that low deposit interest rates as well as ongoing challenges

The VN-Index inched up ever so slightly Friday to close out the day a fraction higher than it was at the start of the week, Vietnam News is reporting. The state-run news says local investors added VND 14 trillion (US$572.5 million) to the local bourse, however looking at the raw