Stock market value hits $39.5 bln in 2013

Vietnam's main stock market capitalisation rose 23.06 percent in 2013 to 834.8 trillion dong ($39.5 billion), according to a senior official at the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, the Vietnam Economic Times newspaper reported.

The exchange is expected to launch new stock indexes this year, including those covering mid-cap, small-cap stocks, the report quoted Chairman Tran Dac Sinh as saying.

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