Some 424 out of 708 listed companies on the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh stock exchanges surveyed have complied with information disclosure norms, 60 more than last year, a survey by the 2024 IR Best Practice Awards programme has found.

Vietnamese markets extended gains and ended higher on Wednesday, while the foreign bloc net withdrew VNĐ536 billion.

Vietnamese markets extended gains and ended higher on Tuesday, mainly due to rises in banking industry shares.

The General Statistics Office announced that the gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2024 recorded a positive growth rate, estimated at 6.93 per cent compared to the same period last year. This information helped the market start the new week on a positive note, with both the VN-Index and HNX-Index rising after a sharp decline at the end of the previous week.