Large seafood enterprises have set higher revenue and profit targets this year thanks to positive growth prospects of the seafood export market, especially the US and EU.
Bad debts may climb by the end of the year as the pandemic has interrupted production of many enterprises and they had no revenue to repay debts.
Shares inched down on Wednesday, weighed by strong selling pressure across most of the sectors despite gains in some large-cap stocks.
A delay in issuing official legal regulations on managing cryptocurrencies will cause a rise in the risks of fraud and theft related to virtual assets, experts have warned.
The stock market settled higher on Tuesday on gains in large-cap stocks. Meanwhile, foreign investors still escaped from the market.
Shares ended lower on Monday as profit-taking activities weighed on the stock market, while foreign investors net sold more than a trillion VND on two main exchanges.
Securities companies forecast that stock market's uptrend may continue this week but investors should adopt risk management measures during the index's uptrend.
Vietnamese shares extended gains on Friday, setting a new historical high thanks to a strong investment cash flow and foreign investors’ net buying.