VN stocks advance as securities, banking and aviation industries rise

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange gained 1.6 per cent to close at 861.16 points.

Shares plummet on GDP growth record low and surges in COVID-19 fatalities Local shares tumbled on Monday as the second-quarter GDP growth record low and the relentless spread of the coronavirus hit market sentiment.

Chairman’s Statement of 36th ASEAN Summit

The following is the full text of the Chairman’s Statement of the 36th ASEAN Summit, which was held on June 26 in the form of video conference.

Banks continue to depreciate the greenback After four sessions of appreciating the US dollar against the Vietnamese đồng, the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) adjusted the greenback down on Tuesday, while commercial banks followed the trend.

Lender ACB to issue bonus shares at the rate of 30 per cent Every shareholder will receive three new shares for every 10 shares they hold, meaning ACB will have to issue nearly 499 million new shares.

Securities fuel shares, investors seek profits in large-caps Shares traded positively on Thursday thanks to the growth of securities stocks but investors still dumped a number of large-caps to collect intra-day profits.

Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical files for HNX listing The company plans to list more than 3.1 billion shares on the northern stock market, representing its charter capital of VNĐ31 trillion (US$1.34 billion)

Markets rise on the back of large caps, banks Vietnamese shares tracked global markets higher on Wednesday, led by gains in banking stocks.

VN ready to be world’s factory, but is the world?

Việt Nam attracted US$12.33 billion worth of foreign direct investment in the first four months of 2020, a year-on-year decrease of 15.5 per cent due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

Shares rebound thanks to bottom purchases Shares rebounded from a one-week low on Wednesday as bottom purchases were triggered following Tuesday’s selloff due to a record crash in oil prices.