The Investigation Police Agency has sent a written request to several localities to suspend the transfer, purchase and sale of assets and shares under the ownership of former FLC Chairman Trinh Van Quyet and related persons.
Shares tumbled on Wednesday on both national stock exchanges, driven by massive selling in the afternoon session following the arrest of FLC chairman Trinh Van Quyet for stock manipulation on Tuesday.
Recent property firm scandals have shaken the stock market, blowing tens of trillions of Vietnamese dong and making investors feel the pain of loss when the market was in free fall.