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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 closed up on Wednesday following the primary bourse HOSE. Liquidity improved.

Vietnam is estimated to collect VND191 trillion from retail and services sector in Jan 2012, up 3.2% from December 2011 and up 22% on year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) said.

Shares of the following companies had unusual moves in Vietnam trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of the close.

Foreigners extended their position of net buyers on both HOSE and HNX on Tuesday. Level of participation increased.

The UPCoM-Index, the measure of 127 unlisted public companies closed up on Tuesday following the official bourses. Liquidty improved.

Vietnamese stocks extended gains for the second trading day after the Lunar New Year holiday as investors picked up shares on belief that the uptrend would go ahead with the government’s focus on stabilizing macro economy.

Securities enterprises expected the local market to continue moving up after the week-long traditional Lunar New Year holiday as investor sentiment improved thanks to many rising sessions in a row earlier.

Total outstanding loans of the whole banking system as of December 21, 2011 were estimated to climb by 0.77% on-month and up 10.9% from end-2010.