Vietnamese shares struggled to stem a bearish mood on Wednesday with VN-Index surpassing the 1,130 points but selling pressure still weighed down on the overall market.
Shares bounced back slightly in the afternoon trade but the VN-Index still lost 5.11 per cent - the biggest daily retreat since the first quarter of 2020.
Việt Nam's stock market rose on Friday as investors still focused on banking and real estate sectors.
Shares advanced at the start of the week with record trading value, propped up by solid investor confidence in a long-term uptrend.