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Retail Asia25/05/2021

The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) posted VND399 billion ($17.3 million) in 2020 post-tax profit, a year-on-year increase of 28 percent. Its revenue rose 32 percent year-on-year to VND733 billion, 87 percent of which was from transaction charges. The exchange attributes its highest-ever revenue and post-tax profit earnings to the rise in corporate bonds issuance. According […]

Retail Asia14/02/2019

Asian stocks climbed Wednesday as US President Donald Trump said he could extend the deadline for a trade deal with China, appearing to boost the prospects of an agreement. Trump said “things are going well” at preliminary talks in Beijing, where top economic officials will gather Thursday seeking an accord to stop sharp US tariff […]

Retail Asia14/02/2019

Most Southeast Asia stock markets closed lower on Tuesday while Vietnam rallied for the second straight session to its highest level in nearly two months. Washington and Beijing will commence high-level trade talks this week to negotiate an end to their bitter trade dispute. Despite positive responses from both sides, the sailing of two U.S. destroyers near […]

Retail Asia31/01/2019

Bursa Malaysia Bhd’s net profit in the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2018 (Q4FY18) was down by 6.2% to RM51.9 million, from RM55.27 million a year ago, mainly due to lower contribution from the securities segment. Revenue for the quarter declined 8.7% to RM128.9 million, compared with RM141.2 million in the previous corresponding quarter. The […]

Retail Asia18/01/2019

The nation’s two bourses in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi will continue to operate independently under a new state-owned company. Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE) and Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) will operate independently under the Vietnam Stock Exchange, which will be set up by the Ministry of Finance by 2020. The new […]

Retail Asia07/01/2019

Last year’s uncertainties and unclear future scenarios are reflected in more cautious assessments than number crunching for 2019. Nguyen Duy Hung, chairman of SSI, a leading Saigon broker, said that with a drop of over 20 percent from its peak, when the VN-Index climbed to 1,204 points on April 9, 2018, Vietnam’s stock exchanges have […]

Retail Asia02/01/2019

Indonesia’s benchmark stock index declined 2.54 percent overall in 2018 amid a rough year for equities globally. Foreign investors sold a net Rp 50.75 trillion ($3.52 billion) in Indonesian stocks for the whole of 2018, compared with Rp 39.6 trillion in 2017. The market capitalization of Indonesia’s stock market meanwhile stood at Rp 7,023 trillion, […]

Retail Asia31/12/2018

The VN-Index closed the last trading day of 2018 at 892.54 points, down almost 10 percent from the year’s outset. This was a drop of 93 points from January 2, the first trading day of the year. The benchmark closed below the 900-point mark on Friday, a drop of over 25 percent from its peak […]

Retail Asia27/12/2018

Gas Malaysia Bhd has announced a higher average effective natural gas tariff for the non-power sector in Peninsular Malaysia at RM32.92 per MMBtu, which is 0.7% higher than the current RM32.69 per MMBtu. The revision will be effective from Jan 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019. The group told the stock exchange that the government […]

Retail Asia24/12/2018

Tokyo led a rout of Asian shares today, mirroring big losses on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve (Fed) defied unprecedented pressure from US President Donald Trump and raised interest rates, sparking fears the move could choke economic growth. The Nikkei plunged to a 15-month low as investors took fright over the pace of monetary […]

Retail Asia10/11/2017

Vietnam shares gained 0.9 percent, with real estate developer Vingroup Joint Stock Company climbing 4.7 percent to an all-time peak. Global equities were largely muted as concerns of a delay in U.S. tax reform proposal and apprehension over Saudi Arabia’s rising tensions with Iran soured investor sentiment. “Markets seem unsure which way to go next […]

Retail Asia22/08/2016

The new information service – Go Public Information Center – will present all necessary information to private firms about the steps and processes required to become a listed company in Indonesia (including information about underwriters). The center was first opened in Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta (in June 2016), located at the ground-floor of the […]

Retail Asia13/04/2016

The Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) expressed optimism that the companies listed on the IDX would provide positive results as the national economy was predicted to grow by above 5 percent. “In 2015, more than 75 percent of stock issuers at the IDX booked profits. Indeed, some of them in the commodity sector recorded somewhat significant […]

Retail Asia25/09/2015

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Stockbit is a financial analytics platform that helps Indonesian traders understand and share information about the local stock market in real-time. Earlier today it announced a seed investment of an undisclosed amount from local VC firm Ideosource. The startup was founded in 2012 by Wellson Lo, who previously worked for consulting firm KPMG Singapore and […]

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Hanoi Stock Exchange earns record profit in 2020

Asian shares rise as Trump boosts US-China talks

SE Asia Stocks: Most end lower, Vietnam hits near 2-month high

Bursa Malaysia’s Q4 earnings fall 6.2% to RM51.9m

Vietnam scraps plan to merge stock exchanges

Experts express cautious optimism for Vietnam stock market

Indonesian Stock Exchange ends 2018 in the red

VN-Index ends year 10 percent lower

Gas Malaysia ups natural gas tariff

Asian stocks slump after Fed raises interest rates

Vietnam stock hits fresh near 10 years high

Indonesia Stock Exchange Opens More ‘Go Public Information Centers”

IDX Expresses Optimism in Economic Growth

Indonesia’s Stockbit gets seed funding from Ideosource