HCMC – Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank plans to issue more than 30.22 million shares under an employee share ownership plan (ESOP) at VND10,000 each. Those ESOP shares not acquired by employees will be allocated to other eligible individuals who meet the ESOP program’s requirements, at a minimum price of VND10,000 per share. Around 72.4 million shares were transacted through block deals, contributing VND2.1 trillion to the overall value. NVL continued to take the lead by liquidity with a matching volume of 77.1 million shares, but it inched down 4.8% to VND19,950 per share. The northern bourse saw 75 stocks rising and 104 others dipping, with trading volume reaching 116.4 million shares and trading value totaling VND2.5 trillion.