Bánh Mì Brief

Markets, deals and policy from the last 24 hours.

◆  Top 3

1 ▸ VN-Index rebounds 33 points, ending four-day slide

The VN-Index rose 33.4 points to 1,733.02 on 4 November, ending four straight losing sessions, as HoSE turnover climbed 38.65% to about VND17.46tn. Gainers outnumbered losers 505 to 170, and VCB, VHM, VPB, CTG and FPT added the most points. Foreign investors still net sold VND70.2bn, led by MBB.

→ VietnamPlus · 4 Nov

2 ▸ SJC gold jumps VND3.3m to near 145m

SJC gold bars rose VND3.3m to VND141.5m buying and VND144.5m selling per tael on the morning of 5 November, with DOJI and PNJ matching. SJC rings rose VND4m to VND142.3m selling. World spot gold jumped 3.4% on 4 November to $4,059.95 an ounce, its biggest daily gain since mid-August, as the dollar fell after Democratic wins in the US midterms.

→ Vietnambiz · 5 Nov

3 ▸ PM makes inflation control top priority

PM Le Minh Hung told the government's regular meeting on 4 November that inflation control must be the top priority for the last two months of 2026, alongside the double-digit growth goal. Ten-month CPI rose 4.57%. He told the price steering committee to work with localities whose CPI runs above the national average and set a November deadline for a draft decree on petroleum trading.

→ VietnamPlus · 4 Nov

◆  Economy & Markets

▸ Dollar falls for fourth day at banks

The State Bank cut its central rate by 4 dong to VND25,623 per dollar on 5 November. Banks lowered quotes for a fourth straight day, down about VND100 since late last week; Vietcombank sold at 25,890 and ACB at 25,880. The dollar index fell to 101.53 after the Democrats won the US midterm elections.

→ Thanh Nien · 5 Nov

▸ Public investment disbursement reaches 74.1%

Public investment disbursement reached nearly VND708.6tn by 31 October, 74.1% of the PM-allocated plan and 19.7 points higher than a year earlier, the finance ministry said. Local budgets disbursed 81%, central budgets only 59.6%. The ministry called for allocating remaining capital and holding slow-disbursing units to account.

→ VietnamPlus · 4 Nov

→ Sources differ: The PM's meeting cited VND720.5tn (75.4%) · VietnamPlus · 4 Nov

◆  Business & Deals

▸ PM courts Airbus on maintenance hubs

PM Le Minh Hung received Airbus International President Wouter van Wersch on 4 November, marking 40 years of Airbus in Vietnam. He proposed that Airbus consider maintenance and repair centres near Long Thanh and Gia Binh airports and asked it to help push France's ratification of the EU-Vietnam investment protection deal. Van Wersch said 230 Airbus aircraft operate in Vietnam, with 220 more expected.

→ VietnamPlus · 4 Nov

◆  Politics & Policy

▸ Vietnam presses EU on green finance

At the Vietnam-EU Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum in Hanoi on 4 November, Deputy Trade Minister Luong Hoang Thai said two-way trade topped $65B in the first nine months, up nearly 20%. EU Ambassador Julien Guerrier urged full implementation of the EVFTA, while Vietnam asked the EU to turn its JETP pledges into concrete financial and technology support.

→ VietnamPlus · 4 Nov

◆  Worth Knowing

▸ Life terms sought for Mr Pips and Mr Hunter

Prosecutors on 4 November sought life sentences for Pho Duc Nam, known as Mr Pips, and Le Khac Ngo, known as Mr Hunter, for fraud and money laundering. The 188 defendants allegedly took nearly VND1.56tn ($60.6M) from 919 victims. No verdict date has been reported.

→ VietnamPlus · 4 Nov

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