The index closed 11.87 points higher after gaining 10.26 points Friday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 18.77% to VND15.51 trillion ($662.69 million). The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 22 tickers gain. BID of lender BIDV rose 4.6% to a four-month high. HDB of lender HDBank also hit four-month high after climbing 3.5%. Other gainers included MWG of electronics retailer Mobile World, up 3.2%, CTG of lender VietinBank, up 2.8%, and FPT of IT giant FPT Corp, up 2.8%. Only four blue chips bucked the trend, with VNM of dairy giant Vinamilk and SSI of brokerage SSI Securities both losing 0.6%. BVH of insurance company Bao Viet Holdings closed 0.5% lower, and GAS of Petrovietnam Gas dropped 0.3%. Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND65.19 billion, focusing of HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat, HBD, and CTG. The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, where mid and small caps list, fell 0.18% while the UPCoM-Index … [Read more...] about VN-Index posts biggest one-day jump in fortnight
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Seriously-burnt boy in desperate need of support
An 11-year-old boy severely burnt in a gas cylinder explosion while trying to save his adoptive mother is calling for help. Nguyen Huu Chinh, 11, was born in a very poor family in the province of Soc Trang’s Ke Sach District. He had nine brothers and sisters, but three have died. In 2020, a local couple adopted Chinh. Since then, Chinh has worked for his adoptive parents’ duck farm. Chinh and his mother In August of the same year, when Chinh was at the duck farm, a gas cylinder on his adoptive parents’ boat suddenly exploded. At that time, his foster mother was cooking. He rushed to save her but failed. Both of them were hospitalised, with up to 64 percent of Chinh’s body burnt, while his foster mother died of serious injuries. Following a long hospital stay and countless operations, Chinh returned home. However, he has not yet been able to walk and still depends on his relatives’ support. Chinh’s mother Thach Thi Ra Sa said that all valuable assets in the … [Read more...] about Seriously-burnt boy in desperate need of support