Friday, 17 January 2014

Vietnam index up 1.9 pct on bank listing, foreign buying

HANOI, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Vietnam's benchmark VN Index climbed 1.88 percent to close at 543.59 points, extending its winning streak to 11 sessions, with foreign investors buying blue chips and banks after No. 2 lender BIDV received a listing licence. All banking shares gained on Friday after BIDV, Vietnam's second-biggest bank by assets, won approval to list on Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, which could be as early as this month. Sacombank stocks surged 6.74 percent, Hanoi-based lender V



















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