
Vietnamese Banks Plan Nearly $7 Billion in Share Sales
The offerings provide rare access for offshore investors as Vietnam maintains a 30 per cent cap on foreign ownership.
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The offerings provide rare access for offshore investors as Vietnam maintains a 30 per cent cap on foreign ownership.

Financial stocks lifted the benchmark index by 5.01 points as softer US payroll figures cooled interest rate expectations in early morning trade.

Actual active investors are estimated at no more than 200,000 despite over 190 million bank accounts in the country.

A surge in technology equities pushed Japan’s benchmark index above the key threshold for the first time in three months during Monday morning trading.

The mobile wallet operator fixed its share price for the domestic market debut on October 2.

Traders scaled back bets on an October Federal Reserve rate hike to 38 per cent following softer inflation data, while Brent crude held near US$98 a barrel.

Shares of the world’s largest options exchange listed at 1,785 rupees after strong institutional and retail demand generated more than fivefold subscription.

The London-headquartered lender is hiring senior executives for cash equities and institutional broking roles ahead of a retail rollout.

Individual traders generated over 90 percent of turnover in Seoul’s new evening market as thin liquidity drove wild swings in small-cap stocks.

Early morning bargain hunting lifted Malaysian equities before the benchmark index eased 0.13 point as consumer staples and energy counters diverged.

Taiwan and India lead the regional rebound as tech earnings jump 88 per cent, while Southeast Asian markets post mixed foreign flows.

Corporate buyouts with investment funds and strict market cap thresholds force an unprecedented wave of departures from Japan’s primary bourse.

A 51 per cent surge in Vingroup shares lifted Pham Thu Huong into 963rd place globally, making her Southeast Asia’s second-richest woman.

Listing day discounts reached 37 per cent in 2026 as Indian issuers rushed to beat a September regulatory deadline.

Margin debt climbed past 33 trillion won as individual traders borrowed heavily despite pulling cash reserves out of equities.

UBS Asset Management has recently augmented its China equities team with the addition of Raymond Ma, a veteran portfolio manager formerly linked to Invesco. Ma will be serving as deputy to Bin Shi, the head of China equities, and will be stationed in Hong…
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