Tuesday 10 June 2008

Tan Tao Declines to 17-Month Low as Board Member Sells Shares

Monday, June 9, 2008
Tan Tao Investment Industry Corp. (ITACO), an operator of industrial zones in Viet Nam, fell to its lowest in 17 months after a board member sold shares.

The stock fell 1,000 dong, or 1.5%, to 67,000 as of 10:35 a.m. local time, the lowest since Jan. 11, 2007. The company has lost 39 percent this year. Viet Nam's benchmark VN Index declined 1.3% to 379.12.

Nguyen Trong Dung, a member of the supervisory board, started selling 2,000 shares today to reduce his holding to 5,324, according to a statement posted on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange's Web site late June 6.

Tan Tao has a market value of 7.8 trillion dong, making it the eighth-biggest company on Vietnam's main bourse, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. (Bloomberg)