A roundup of domestic and international financial news from the past 24 hours. In Vietnam, Digiworld (DGW) reported third-quarter profit up 66% to VND 276 billion, though its shares still fell to the floor price, while Thế Giới Di Động (MWG) posted third-quarter net profit up 75% to nearly VND 3.1 trillion, and VIB reached nearly VND 7,600 billion in nine-month pre-tax profit, up 8%. Pi Group's PDCC repurchased VND 900 billion of bonds before maturity, spending nearly VND 996.3 billion. Globally, Beijing is urgently seeking to support its weakening stock market amid an AI sell-off, while the US pending home sales index fell 7.3% to 66.0 points in September 2026, its lowest since 2001.
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Original headline: 29/10: Đọc gì trước giờ giao dịch chứng khoán?
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| Market | Vietnam stocks |
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| Close on 10/28/2026 | 1,766.65 |
| Change that session | +0.27% |
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