Market drops below 400 points
	Tuesday,  February 7,2012,20:53 (GMT+7) HCMC – The local market fell back slightly in the first day of the week on Tuesday as profit-taking pressure surged after three consecutive rising weeks, sending the VN-Index down a mild 2.01 points, or 0.5%, against the previous session to close at 399.73.

Listed firms fare poorly
	Tuesday,  February 7,2012,20:51 (GMT+7) HCMC – Up to 60% of listed firms on both stock markets saw their performances shrinking in 2011, and some 85 firms were mired in the red last year, according to the State Securities Commission (SSC).

VN-Index calculation method to be revised
	Monday,  February 6,2012,20:44 (GMT+7) HCMC – The Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HOSE) will revise the method of calculating the VN-Index along with the launch of the VN30 Index from this week to better reflect market developments, said Tran Dac Sinh, chairman of HOSE.

Profit taking seen building up this week
	Monday,  February 6,2012,20:24 (GMT+7) HCMC – The local market is expected to see profit-taking pressure continue rising after the VN-Index strongly recovered last week as more investors may be tempted to pocket recent gains.

Stock index beats 400-point mark
	Friday,  February 3,2012,22:22 (GMT+7) HCMC – The local market continued its bullish run on Thursday as a majority of stocks hit their ceiling prices on strong demand, lifting the VN-Index up a hefty 10.94 points, or 2.8%, against the previous session to close at 401.61.

Stocks rise to over 390 points
	Thursday,  February 2,2012,20:38 (GMT+7) HCMC – The local market made a slight gain in the third straight rising session on Wednesday given sudden late rebound of some large caps. The VN-Index rose 2.7 points, or 0.7%, from the session earlier to close at 390.67.

Market ends the month up
	Wednesday,  February 1,2012,22:39 (GMT+7) HCMC – The local market kept rising in the final session of January on Tuesday but at a modest pace given falling demand towards the end of the session. The VN-Index gained 3.03 points, or 0.79%, against the day earlier to close at 387.97.

VN30 Index applicable on February 6
	Tuesday,  January 31,2012,21:37 (GMT+7) HCMC – The Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HOSE) on Monday announced 30 stocks to be put in an official “basket” to calculate the VN30 Index that will be applicable on February 6.

Market soars sharply after Tet
	Tuesday,  January 31,2012,21:09 (GMT+7) HCMC – The local market on Monday staged an impressive gain on the first trading day after the long Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, as a large number of stocks hit their ceiling prices, bringing the VN-Index up a hefty 11.94 points, or 3.2%, against the session earlier to close at 384.94.

Uptrend expected to continue after Tet
	Monday,  January 30,2012,20:26 (GMT+7) HCMC – 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.