HCMC – Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank (HOSE: NAB) said it had completed a public bond issue worth VND1 trillion to strengthen its Tier 2 capital.
The seven-year bond was fully sold to nearly 300 investors by the end of 2025, the bank said. This is the first tranche of a VND2 trillion public bond sale plan approved by the State Securities Commission. The plan includes two tranches of equal size.
NAB said proceeds from the long-term bonds will support medium- and long-term funding and help improve its capital adequacy ratio, keeping it above the minimum level set by the State Bank of Vietnam.
The first tranche, coded NAB202501, was issued on December 30, 2025. The debt carries a floating interest rate. For the first five years, the rate equals a reference rate plus 2.8% per year. From the sixth year onward, the margin increases to 3.4% per year above the reference rate.
The bank said it will issue the second tranche, NAB202502, worth VND1 trillion in the first quarter of this year.
Closing the trading session today, January 5, NAB edged down 0.7% to VND14,200, with a trading volume of over 1.3 million shares.
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index ended slightly higher, supported by gains in property and energy stocks, despite declines across most of the market.
The VN-Index rose 3.91 points, or 0.22%, to close at 1,788 points. Only 95 stocks advanced, while 223 declined.
Trading activity increased. Total volume reached 870.4 million shares worth VND25.89 trillion, up 23.64% in volume and 15.85% in value from the previous session. Block deals accounted for 60.7 million shares valued at VND1.69 trillion.
The VN30-Index, which tracks the 30-largest cap stocks, slipped by less than two points, even though 22 of its components fell and only seven gained.
Vingroup-related stocks led the market. VHM surged to its ceiling price and reached a record high of VND132,600 per share, with more than 10.1 million shares changing hands. VRE gained 5.8% to VND35,600, trading 13.7 million shares. VIC added 2.1% to VND173,100 on volume of 6.6 million shares.
Energy stocks also advanced. GAS remained at its ceiling price, while PLX rose 2.8%.
Losses were seen in chemicals, securities and banking stocks. DGC fell 4.4% to VND65,500. Brokerage stocks declined sharply, with SSI down 3.6%. Banking shares such as LPB, TPB, VPB and HDB dropped between 2% and 3%.
Some individual stocks rose strongly. DGW climbed to the ceiling price on volume of more than 4.1 million shares. NTL gained 5.2% on volume of 4.77 million shares. DIG rose 3.3%, trading nearly 11 million shares.
By sector, real estate stocks were among the top gainers, driven by Vingroup-related shares. Energy shares also strengthened, with PVD up 2.65%, PVT up 2.2% and BSR rising nearly 1%. Both BSR and PVD traded more than 10 million shares.
Securities stocks recorded the sharpest declines. CTS plunged to the floor price. VIX dropped 6.7% and took the lead by market liquidity with 81.3 million shares traded. VND fell 3.9%, while SSI declined 3.6%.
Banking stocks extended losses. Only MBB and TCB posted marginal gains of less than 0.5%, while ACB closed unchanged. Other lenders fell, with several stocks losing more than 2%.
Steelmaker HPG declined 1.7% on volume of 46.5 million shares. Foreign investors were net sellers of 2.8 million shares.
On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index reversed earlier gains amid stronger selling pressure. The HNX-Index fell 2.03 points, or 0.82%, to 246.74 points. There were 53 gainers and 80 decliners on the northern market. Trading volume reached 78.9 million shares valued at VND1.64 trillion.
