SSI's parent company released H1 2019 results, including operating income of VND576.1bn (USD24.7mn, -19.2% YoY) and NPAT of VND391bn (USD16.8mn, -44.7% YoY). A 59.9% YoY drop in brokerage revenue, a 51.2% YoY increase in interest income from HTM assets and 50.7% YoY increase in borrowing cost (all H1 2019 figures) were the major swing factors in the operating income line. The lack of income from the disposal of associate holdings in H1 2019 was the major swing factor on the bottom line.