Despite being ranked among the world's fastest growing markets, Vietnamese stocks plunged steeply in April as more than US$2.4 billion was wiped from investors' accounts with large-cap share [ … ]

Prolonged sluggish trading further eroded investors' confidence, pushing shares down on both stock exchanges this morning.

Sacombank's (STB) profit last year declined due to large provisions, mainly for its subsidiary Sacombank Securities (SBS), the bank said yesterday during its shareholder meeting.

Shares kept rising in the afternoon session on both stock exchanges, but trading continued to be sluggish which further eroded investor patience.

Both stock indices closed this morning's session in the black, but continued sluggish trading by investors pushed market volume and value lower.

Rises of blue chips again sustained the market uptrend on the HCM City Stock Exchange this morning, but trading continued to be sluggish due to mounting caution among investors.

Investors increased their buying yesterday as prices of many shares became appealing after trending downwards.

Investors increased their buying this morning as prices of many shares became appealing after many slack sessions.

The VN-Index slid further yesterday afternoon, losing another 1 per cent to close the session at 468.43 points.

Last week, the VN-Index dropped 4.25 per cent over the previous week's close, reaching 473.21 points after breaking important support levels.