Saigon Cosmetics Corporation (SCC) has attracted VNĐ22 billion from two new shareholders to support growth as competition heats up in the domestic cosmetics market.

The HCM Stock Exchange has approved the additional listing of nearly 554 million shares, worth VNĐ5.54 trillion (US$241 million), of private conglomerate Vingroup (VIC).

PV Gas reported better-than-expected business result for the first six months of this year.

Việt Nam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) will pay shareholders stock dividend at the rate of 61.82 per cent for 2017’s business result, the company announced.

SAM Holdings Corp is seeking its shareholders’ approval to issue additional 101 million shares and offer a stock dividend rate of 3 per cent for the 2017 business result.

FPT Telecom Joint Stock Company will pay shareholders stock dividend at the rate of 50 per cent for 2017’s business result, the company announced.

Steelmaker Hòa Phát Group targets revenue of VNĐ55 trillion (US$2.4 billion) and after-tax profit of VNĐ8 trillion in 2018.

The State earned VNĐ49.2 billion (US$2.16 million) through the initial public offering of the Việt Nam Textile Research Institute (VTRI) on March 12 at an average auction price of VNĐ21,749 per share.

Việt Nam Textile Research Institute (VTRI) will sell over 2.26 million shares, accounting for 45.25 per cent of its chartered capital, in its initial public offering (IPO) on March 12.

Credit growth will be 18 per cent in 2018 and the good growth rate will have positive impact on the business result of the entire banking sector, Vietcombank Securities Company (VCBS) forecast.