Hanoi (VNA) – The benchmark VN-Index of the Ho ChiMinh Stock Exchange (HOSE) rose 3.35 points to close at 936.74 points on July23.
More than 208.5 million shares worth over 4.71 trillion VND (204.8million USD) were exchanged on the HOSE on the day.
On the Hanoi Stock Exchange,the HNX-Index decreased by 1.32 points to settle at 106.3 points, with morethan 44.4 million shares valued at over 499.5 billion VND (21.48 million USD) traded.
In the VN30 group, whichmeasures the performance of 30 stocks with the highest market capitalisationand liquidity on the HoSE, prices of such stocks like GAS, NVL, PNJ, PLX, REE,ROS, SAB and VJC all increased, ranging from 0.6 percent to 6.9 percent.
Meanwhile, prices of CTD, HSGand VRE shares dropped by 2.6 percent, 5.6 percent and 0.4 percent,respectively.
Bank stocks like ACB, BID, CTD,LBP and VPB lost their values while BAB, KLB and VIB shares advanced. Only STBstock reached its ceiling price.
In the financial service group,HCM, IVS, MBS, TVS and SSI shares declined as compared with the sharp rise ofAPG, API, CTS and HBS stocks.
On the HOSE, foreign investorswere net buyers of 1.97 million shares worth 73.12 billion VND (3.1 million USD), focusing onHPG, VCB, DXG and GAS shares.
Meanwhile, on the HNX, foreigninvestors turned into net sellers of 939,383 shares valued at 19.01 billion VND (817,430 USD). -VNA
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Minh Vu led a delegation to Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, and Kratie provinces from August 5-8, aiming to deepen economic ties and support Vietnamese businesses operating in Cambodia’s northeastern region.
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Under the agreements, VinEnergo will invest in, install, and operate 43 MWp of rooftop solar power capacity and 45 MWh of BESS capacity across the three plants.
Under a draft to amend and supplement the Government's Decree 125/2020/ND-CP on administrative sanctions for violations of tax and invoice regulations, the Ministry of Finance has proposed classifying the failure to issue invoices into five different levels. Infraction levels will correspond to fines of 1 million VND to 80 million VND, depending on the nature and number of invoicing violations.
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Of the total, 107,700 were new firms, with combined registered capital of 928.4 trillion VND (35.4 billion USD), up 10.6% in number and 5.5% in capital compared with the same period last year.
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A draft resolution on piloting a digital asset and cryptocurrency market is being developed, aiming to create a broad-enough regulatory sandbox that enables investor participation and provides practical grounds for policy refinement in areas such as risk management and anti-money laundering.
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