Ringing the opening bell at the Nasdaq Stock Market on Friday, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on U.S. companies to invest in priority fields of the Southeast Asian country that has one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia.
Vietnam s benchmark VN-Index inched down 1.66 points, or 0.13%, to close at 1,241.48 on Friday, due to the plunge of private conglomerate Vingroup and banking stocks.