Shares retreat on profit-taking

Vietnamese shares ended in negative territory as large-cap stocks continued to suffer from an increase in investors’ profit-taking.

State Bank warns of NPLs from transport projects The State Bank of Việt Nam has said it would continue to direct credit institutions to strictly control credit in potentially-risky areas such as real estate and securities, especially Build-Operate-Transfer and Build-Transfer transport projects.

Blue-chips dip as supply soars The VN-Index slumped on Wednesday as supply increased in the afternoon trading session, causing blue-chips to lose ground.

VN-Index to move flat, large-cap stocks to weaken amid lack of information The index’s struggle was totally normal and any declines in the early days of next week are also expected especially after the benchmark index and VN30 large-caps have made the strongest rallies so far in the year.

VN-Index slides for second day Việt Nam’s benchmark VN-Index fell for a second day as investors continued to take profits from the market’s recent rally, sending large-caps lower.

VN-Index steps down from 4-day rally

While large-cap stocks lost momentum, mid-cap and small-cap stocks were also hit by profit-taking pressure.

Stock market inches up, investors begin earning profits The VN-Index had rallied a total 2.55 per cent in the previous three days.

Banks offering more and more free deals This is a far cry from two years ago, when charges were placed on electronic services in a bid to increase bank revenue.

Vietcombank, FPT shares hit new highs

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange gained 0.67 per cent to end at 1,022.43 points.

Bank lending interest rates to remain steady, say experts After increasing steadily in recent times, deposit interest rates at most banks are standing at rather high levels.