Type | Stock exchange |
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Location | Vientiane, Laos |
Founded | 11 January 2011 |
Key people | Dethphouvang Moularat Chairman |
Currency | Lao Kip |
No. of listings | 11 |
Volume | 1.11 trillion kip 12/04/2018 [1] $128.62 Million |
Website | www |
The Lao Securities Exchange (LSX) is the primary stock exchange in Laos, located in the capital Vientiane. Companies on the LSX have raised more than LAK 6.7 trillion (approximately US$750 million) [2]
In 2010, the Lao government sought technical and financial support from South Korea (Korea Exchange has a 49-percent stake in the LSX), as well as advice from neighbouring Thailand, to help build the exchange. [3]
The glass-building cost $10 million to build. [4] It began operations on 11 January 2011. [5]
There are currently 11 listed companies on the stock exchange: [6]
No. | Issue name | Companies | Number of listed stock |
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1 | BCEL | BANQUE POUR LE COMMERCE EXTERIEUR LAO PUBLIC | 207,723,300 |
2 | EDL-Gen | EDL Generation Public Company | 1,679,303,697 |
3 | LWPC | LAO WORLD PUBLIC COMPANY | 39,560,909 |
4 | PTL | Petroleum Trading Lao Public Company | 235,000,000 |
5 | SVN | Souvanny Home Center Public Company | 165,000,000 |
6 | PCD | Phousy Construction and Development Public Company | 582,000,000 |
7 | LCC | Lao Cement Public Company | 40,004,000 |
8 | MHTL | Mahathuen Leasing Public Company | 40,000,000 |
9 | LAT | Lao Agrotech Public Company | 100,000,000 |
10 | VCL | Vientiane Center Lao Public Company | 147,199,900 |
11 | LALCO | Lao ASEAN Leasing Public Company | 301,500,000 |
Trading takes place from Monday t Friday with the following trading times:
These times exclude public holidays.
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