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The thirst for new cash flows on the local equity market is seen extending this year as newly-issued policies have yet to open channels wider for securities investment while the current flow is still stagnant, stock brokers said.

One of the tasks the Minister of Finance has told the State Securities Commission (SSC) to do right in the first quarter of 2012 is to inspect securities companies, the process of restructuring securities companies remains on… paper.

Vietnam’s February 2012 consumer price index (CPI) is forecast to accelerate +1.5% from January 2012, analysts with the local news provider NDH Money reported.

Shares of the following companies had unusual moves in Vietnam trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of the 11 a.m. local-time close.

Foreigners extended their position of net buyers on both HOSE and HNX on Wednesday. Level of participation eased.

The UPCoM-Index, the measure of 127 unlisted public companies rebounded to close up on Wednesday after 3 days of loss, bucking the trend of the official bourses. Liquidity improved.

Vietnam may miss a planned Feb. 20 deadline to begin extended trading hours on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange as it’s still waiting for ministerial approval, State Securities Commission Chairman Vu Bang said today.

Vietnamese stocks ended lower today as more local investors decided to take profit when VN Index could not sustain 400 threshold, liquidity continued to rise.

Viet Nam's retail sector seems relatively sheltered from the global economic meltdown, with 120 supermarket outlets and shopping malls set to open this year, double the number as last year.