Bánh Mì Brief

Markets, deals and policy from the last 24 hours.

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1 ▸ State Bank to buy dollars at VND25,500

The State Bank announced a plan to buy spot dollars at VND25,500, expected to start on 11 November, and raised its central rate by 11 dong to VND25,611. Vietcombank sold dollars at 25,800, up 80 dong. Globally, the dollar index rose to 102.26 after US October CPI rose 0.4%, above the 0.3% forecast.

→ Thanh Nien · 11 Nov

2 ▸ VN-Index jumps 29 points to 1,743

The VN-Index rose nearly 29 points to 1,743 on 10 November, closing at the day's high, while the HNX-Index gained more than 1 point to 256.26. Market turnover was nearly VND19tn. Nearly 450 stocks rose against 230 decliners, and Vietnam Airlines (HVN) hit its daily ceiling. Foreign investors net bought over VND460bn, led by KDH.

→ Vietstock · 10 Nov

3 ▸ 57% of Japanese firms plan to expand in Vietnam

A JETRO survey found 56.9% of Japanese companies in Vietnam plan to expand within one to two years. Japan has over $81.2B in cumulative registered capital across 5,872 projects as of 30 September. Japanese registered FDI rose 15.5% to $2.65B in nine months, and bilateral trade reached $43.71B, up about 15.3%.

→ VietnamPlus · 10 Nov

◆  Economy & Markets

▸ SJC gold drops VND1.4m

SJC and DOJI gold bars fell VND1.4m to VND136.5m buying and VND139.5m selling per tael by 9:17 on 11 November. PNJ sold at VND138.9m, and all nine brands tracked cut prices by VND1.3m-1.5m.

→ Bao Da Nang · 11 Nov

◆  Business & Deals

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◆  Politics & Policy

▸ SBV keeps curbs on foreign-currency use

The State Bank issued Decision 2452/QD-NHNN keeping Circular 32/2013 and related rules in force, so residents and non-residents still may not price, pay or contract in foreign currency in Vietnam without permission. Exceptions include duty-free shops and FDI capital contributions. The SBV reviews complete approval dossiers within 35 days.

→ Thoi bao Ngan hang · 11 Nov

◆  Worth Knowing

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