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MBB (Military Bank) posted a Q1 2026 pre-tax profit of VND 9,500 billion, a 13.3% year-on-year increase, driven by a 21.5% revenue surge and customer base growth to 36.2 million. The result, disclosed at its Annual General Meeting, highlights robust performance amid sector-wide strength, with peers VPB, ACB, and NAB also reporting double-digit profit growth.
Foreign investors were net sellers of 4,497.4 billion VND (~$179.9 million) last week, with net selling of 1,069.2 billion VND via matched orders. Net buying was concentrated in Real Estate and Basic Resources sectors (e.g., VIC, HPG), while net selling focused on Information Technology (e.g., FPT, BID).
MB Bank (MBB) held its 2026 AGM, approving a 10% cash dividend for 2025 and a 15% stock dividend, alongside a capital increase plan and a 15% pre-tax profit growth target for 2026.
Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MBB) held its 2026 AGM, approving a 10% cash dividend and a 15% stock dividend from 2025 profit, alongside a capital increase plan.
Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MBB) announced a 10% cash dividend for 2025 and approved a plan to increase its charter capital to over VND 102 trillion, alongside a 15% profit growth target for 2026.
Securities proprietary trading desks were net buyers of 614 billion VND on HOSE, with SHB being the most heavily bought stock at 539 billion VND, while foreign investors were net sellers of approximately 1,161 billion VND.
Vietcombank (VCB) cut its 24-month deposit rate by 0.5% to ~6% annually, part of a coordinated reduction by 29 commercial banks after the State Bank Governor's April 9 meeting. BIDV implemented the deepest cuts at 0.8-0.9% across terms, while joint-stock banks like VPBank and Techcombank followed with 0.3-0.5% reductions.
Six Vietnamese banks have announced plans to pay cash dividends for 2025, with a total estimated payout of nearly 34,000 billion VND (~$1.35 billion USD), led by LPBank's proposed 30% cash dividend.
Vietstock's technical analysis report highlights 10 stocks (DPM, EIB, HDB, MBB, NLG, SHB, STB, TCB, VJC, VNM) with mixed technical signals for short-term reference.
Securities company proprietary trading desks were net buyers of 60 billion VND on HoSE, with MSN being the top net buy at 38 billion VND, while foreign investors were net sellers of 3,651 billion VND.
On April 14, foreign investors returned to net buying on HOSE with a value of nearly 201 billion VND, led by purchases in HPG, VIC, and MBB, while proprietary trading desks were net sellers of 54 billion VND, focusing on HPG, VIC, and VHM.
The State Bank of Vietnam reports over 20 commercial banks, including ACB, have cut deposit rates by 0.1-0.5% p.a. following a directive meeting on April 9, 2026.
Over 20 Vietnamese commercial banks, led by major state-owned and private institutions, have simultaneously reduced deposit rates by up to 0.5% per annum, following a directive from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on April 9. This coordinated move is expected to pave the way for a broader reduction in lending rates, with early movers like Agribank and Nam A Bank already cutting loan rates by 0.5-3.0% to support economic recovery.
Vietcombank (VCB) seeks shareholder approval to establish a wholly-owned commercial bank in Vietnam's International Financial Centre with VND 3,000B charter capital, joining HDBank (HDB) and Nam A Bank (NAB) in a strategic race. This move aims to capture cross-border financial flows and expand ecosystem services, positioning these banks for higher-margin international business as the centre develops in Ho Chi Minh City.
Khang Dien House (KDH) faces potential removal from the VN-Diamond index due to its foreign ownership limit (FOL) ratio falling below the required 65%, which could trigger ETF selling of over 4 million shares. BSC forecasts this would place KDH on a watchlist with a 50% weighting cut, while FPT, MBB, and TCB are expected to see increased ETF buying due to higher index weightings.
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Last updated: 2026-04-19T12:01:20Z.