Vietnamese shares declined for a third session on Thursday as the market reversed quickly at the end of the trading session, dragged down by blue chips in the banking and energy sectors.

Việt Nam’s benchmark VN Index fell for a ninth straight day and the HNX Index dropped for a third session amidst lack of market information and negative movements of global markets.

Vietnamese shares ended on a negative note for the third session in a row on Monday as profit-taking pressure rose in the closing minutes.

President Trần Đại Quang affirmed Việt Nam’s support for Myanmar’s national reconciliation process during a reception for State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar on Thursday.

Vietnamese shares extended gains Wednesday for a third session as positive investor confidence lifted sectors such as securities and banking-finance industries and several individual large-cap stocks.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc held bilateral meetings with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Myanmar President Win Myint on April 28 on the sidelines of the 32nd ASEAN Summit in Singapore.

Shares advanced for a third session on the HCM Stock Exchange on Tuesday as property developers and energy firms were able to maintain momentum.

Shares rose strongly on the HCM Stock Exchange on Tuesday as investor confidence rose for companies that were expected to release good quarterly earnings reports.

Shares sank again on the HCM Stock Exchange on Tuesday as large-cap stocks were hit by low investor optimism.

Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) have proposed that the Ministry of Finance (MoF) be the main agency responsible for assisting the Government in the management of public debt, instead of three bodies as currently stipulated in law.