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By Huileng Tan

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The market benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chí Minh Stock Exchange lost 1.25% to end last Friday at 1,212.00 points.

A dealer said however, further losses were limited by fresh concerns about the global natural rubber shortage and optimism over stimulus measures from China.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an update on initiatives aimed at improving the quality of listed companies and the performance of personnel in the capital market.

SEC has provided an update on the Strong Securities Issuers Project, which aims to enhance the quality of listed companies and the performance of personnel. They have also approved regulatory amendments by the SET to improve company screening and supervision.

Indian stock markets have been hovering around their record high levels as BSE's Sensex is holding above 73,000-mark, while Nifty50 is just shy away from 22,300-levels.