- Ministry of Industry and Trade requests EVN to develop a roadmap for a new electricity price mechanism

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just sent a document to the Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) requesting the urgent development of a two-component electricity price mechanism, including capacity price and electricity price. The Ministry of Industry and Trade requested EVN to develop a roadmap and propose electricity customers to apply the two-component electricity price, including capacity price and electricity price. (See more)

- Warning about 'tricks' of Spanish businesses when buying Vietnamese agricultural products

The Vietnamese Trade Office in Spain has just issued a warning about the tricks of Spanish businesses when buying and selling Vietnamese agricultural products to Vietnamese businesses. This Spanish business cited the reason that the goods of Vietnamese businesses do not ensure quality at the port of arrival, or are in a state of loss due to the decline in local market prices.

Therefore, the company did not comply with the sales contract, delayed and delayed in paying the remaining amount for the goods. (See more)

- Shocking case of using 76 securities accounts to manipulate stocks: 21 individuals were punished

The State Securities Commission has just issued a decision to administratively sanction 2 individuals and 19 people related to the use of 76 securities accounts to manipulate stock prices of First Real Estate Joint Stock Company. These individuals were "fined" after 2 years of committing illegal acts with "huge" fines (according to Dan Tri).

- Vodka company owner continues to extend losing streak

Hanoi Alcohol and Beverage Joint Stock Company (Halico, code: HNR) - owner of the Vodka brand - has just announced its financial report for the fourth quarter of 2023 with net revenue reaching 32 billion VND, down 7% compared to the same period last year. According to the financial report for the fourth quarter of 2023 of the owner of the Vodka brand, this enterprise has recorded its 27th consecutive quarter of losses. (See more)

- Hoang Anh Gia Lai changes investor list for 130 million shares for the third time

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company - HAGL (code: HAG) of Mr. Doan Nguyen Duc (Bau Duc) has just announced the Board of Directors' resolution on changing the plan to offer 130 million individual shares with a par value of VND10,000/share. Compared to the previous resolution of HAG, the two organizations, Thaigroup and LPBank Securities, still maintain the same amount of shares they want to buy.

Meanwhile, individual investor Nguyen Duc Quan Tung has withdrawn from the buying list, replaced by investor Le Minh Tam. (See more)

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- Billion-dollar enterprise stocks were 'whistled' as soon as they were listed

Forced to be delisted from HoSE, TTB shares of Tien Bo Group Corporation were suspended from trading immediately upon moving to UPCoM. TTB’s fate is quite similar to that of once-famous stocks such as FLC or IBC of Shark Thuy (according to Tien Phong).

- Surpassing the US, China becomes the largest customer of Vietnamese agricultural products

Surpassing the US, China has become the largest customer of Vietnamese agricultural products exported in 2023. In particular, China buys many types of agricultural products from our country at high prices. (See more)

Today's international oil prices fell due to the strong increase in the USD. Brent oil price fell to 77 USD/barrel, WTI oil price fell to 71 USD/barrel.

The stock market on January 17 recorded the VN-Index decreasing by 0.59 points, down to 1,162.53 points.
The market was gloomy in most sectors. On the HoSE floor, 233 stocks increased in price, 109 stocks remained unchanged and 241 stocks decreased in price. Order matching liquidity was at a fairly average level, reaching VND15,063 billion.

The central exchange rate on January 17 was 24,017 VND/USD, up 30 VND compared to the previous session. Meanwhile, the USD price at commercial banks on January 17 decreased slightly, listed at the end of the session at 24,330 VND/USD (buy) and 24,700 VND/USD (sell). The international USD price increased.

The price of SJC gold bars today decreased by 300,000 VND/tael, to 76 million VND/tael (selling). The price of gold rings plummeted after many days of high increase, some brands decreased by 650,000 VND/tael in buying. The world gold price also decreased sharply.

Bank interest rates today, January 17, recorded a series of major banks reducing deposit interest rates, in which 3 state-owned commercial banks, Agribank, VietinBank and BIDV, continued to bring interest rates to an unprecedented low. Since the beginning of January 2024, 23 banks have reduced deposit interest rates.