Morning news 6-3: Foreign investors withdraw 10,000 billion VND from Vietnamese stocks; Hand, foot and mouth disease is in season

Notable news: Foreign investors withdraw nearly 10,000 billion VND from Vietnamese stocks; Ho Chi Minh City tightens inspection of waterway traffic safety; Hand, foot and mouth disease enters the season...

Tin tức sáng 6-3: Khối ngoại rút 10.000 tỉ đồng khỏi chứng khoán Việt; Bệnh tay chân miệng vào mùa - Ảnh 1. — SHS shares continue to have the best liquidity in the market - Photo: QUANG DINH

Mineral stocks revealed to increase nearly 250% after 1 month

According to the report of Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX), in February 2025, the stock with the best liquidity in the market continued to be SHS.

Compared to January 2024, SHS shares had a sharp increase in trading volume with an increase of up to 220%, reaching 248.29 million shares, accounting for 18.07% of the total market.

Next is CEO stock with a trading volume of more than 117.8 million shares, accounting for 8.57% of the market. In third place, HUT stock has a volume of 80.68 million shares, accounting for 5.87%.

Regarding trading prices, according to HNX, in February 2025, the stock code BKC of Bac Kan Minerals JSC had the strongest increase in price, with the closing price at the end of the month increasing by 234.8% (equivalent to VND 53,300/share) to VND 76,000/share, ranked second was HGM stock of Ha Giang Mechanical and Minerals JSC with an increase of 67.49% (equivalent to VND 137,000) to VND 340,000/share.

Next is ATS stock of ATS Investment Group Corporation with an increase of 63.11% (equivalent to 7,700 VND) reaching 19,900 VND/share.

'Injecting' capital into compulsory transfer banks

Tin tức sáng 6-3: - Ảnh 2. — Illustration: QUOC TUAN

Earlier this year, the State Bank announced the transfer of GPBank to VPBank and DongABank to HDBank. In its latest report on the banking sector, Vis Rating - a credit rating agency with capital from Moody's - said that the large banks receiving the transfer will receive a number of benefits and exemptions from the State Bank, including increased credit growth limits, lower reserve requirements, liquidity support, etc.

In addition, according to Vis Rating, several large banks plan to inject new capital into the transferred banks once accumulated losses have been reduced or fully resolved. Stronger capital buffers will help improve the solvency and resilience of the transferred banks against future shocks, increasing market confidence in the ability of the restructured banks to continue operating.

Of which, VPBank has announced a plan to contribute up to VND16,000 billion to GPBank; MBBank has announced a plan to inject VND5,000 billion into Oceanbank within 7-8 years of the restructuring plan; HDBank plans to inject VND9,000 billion into DongABank after the bank reduces accumulated losses.

Foreign investors have withdrawn nearly 10,000 billion VND from Vietnamese stocks.

A recently released report by the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE) said that the total transaction value of foreign investors in February 2025 reached over VND68,606 billion, accounting for more than 10.86% of the total transaction value of the entire market.

Notably, foreign investors made net sales during the month with a value of more than VND9,533 billion on the HoSE floor alone.

Also according to HoSE, as of February 28, this floor had 591 listed and traded securities, including 392 stock codes, 4 closed-end fund certificates, 16 ETF fund certificates and 179 covered warrant codes with a total listed securities volume of more than 174.96 billion securities.

The stock capitalization value on HoSE reached more than VND 5.44 million billion, up 3.22% compared to the previous month and equivalent to 47.26% of GDP in 2024, accounting for more than 93.4% of the total capitalization value of listed stocks in the whole market.

Ho Chi Minh City tightens inspection of waterway traffic safety

Tin tức sáng 6-3: - Ảnh 3. — People take a boat across the river in Phuoc Loc commune, Nha Be district, Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: PHUONG NHI

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has just issued a document on strengthening traffic safety, preventing natural disasters and storms in the waterway sector in 2025.

Specifically, the department requested the City Police to increase patrols and handle overloaded passenger and cargo vehicles, unregistered vehicles, vehicles not permitted to leave ports and inland waterways; and inspect and handle inland waterways operating without permission.

The People's Committee of Thu Duc City, relevant districts and wards inspect compliance with legal regulations on waterways, safety conditions for operations at cross-river passenger terminals; handle overloaded vehicle owners, passengers not wearing life jackets... At the same time, inspect and handle cases of encroachment, leveling, and illegal construction in the protection corridor of river banks, canals, and ditches.

The City Inland Waterway Port Authority is assigned to regularly update information and promptly notify when there is information on hydrometeorological developments and natural disasters affecting safety for prevention and response; absolutely do not allow watercraft to leave the port when safety conditions are not guaranteed or when there is heavy rain or thunderstorms; strictly punish violations.

Hand, foot and mouth disease in Ho Chi Minh City in the season

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control, from February 24 to March 2 (week 9), the city recorded 335 cases of dengue fever, down 22.4% compared to the average of the previous 4 weeks. Districts with high cases per 100,000 people include Can Gio district, District 7 and Thu Duc city.

In week 9, the city also recorded 157 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, an increase of 62.3% compared to the average of the previous 4 weeks. Districts with high numbers of cases include District 8, District 6 and Binh Tan District.

According to HCDC, hand, foot and mouth disease is a common disease in children under 5 years old. The disease occurs year-round and often increases during the period from March to May and from September to December. Clean eating, clean living and clean hands are 3 measures that need to be taken to prevent the disease in children.

The disease is usually transmitted through the digestive tract, through direct contact with sick people (shaking hands, hugging, kissing), contact with toys, clothes, household items, and surfaces containing the virus. The disease can spread quickly, especially in collective environments such as kindergartens and schools.