Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), a leading global provider of research-based indexes and analytics, has added three Vietnamese stocks to MSCI Frontier Markets Index.
FPT Telecom JSC and FPT Securities JSC, two companies under the umbrella of information technology company FPT Corp, both debuted shares on the securities market on January 13.
Vietnamese investors will be closely watching for
signs of policy shifts out of next week''s meeting between US President
Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The VN-Index retreated from the 600 points landmark
yesterday, losing 0.58 per cent to close the session at 596.91 points,
as selling pressure increased.
Opportunities to invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were introduced
to investors yesterday by the Ha Noi Stock Exchange and FPT Securities
Company.
The stock market continued to gain strongly last week. On the Ha Noi
Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index jumped 4.4 per cent compared with the
previous Friday''s close to 87.04 points.
Shares lost yesterday on both exchanges, rallying for just two sessions
on Wednesday and Thursday. However, FPT Securities Co analysts said the
market trend was not negative.