Local stocks to slide on softened "Sell in May" sentiment After a robust month of April, local shares are expected to settle down in May with some short-term downtrends, but the falls would be soft.

Shares to move sideway as investors brace for Q1 earning reports Shares are forecast to move sideways this week as investors brace for dreary quarterly earnings reports that could offer more clarity on how badly corporate profits have been damaged by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Markets advance thanks to large-caps

Vietnamese markets posted gains on Friday, spurred by dairy giant Vinamilk and other individual large-cap stocks.

Shares struggle as investors still cautious after hefty gains The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange increased 0.57 per cent to close trading at 694.21 points.

Shares tumble over WHO declaration of COVID-19 pandemic

Shares suffered a steep fall on Thursday as investor pessimism mounted after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic.

VN-Index rebounds after Monday’s crash Investors calmed down on Tuesday after a crash in the previous sessions, led by recovery of some major large-cap stocks.

Shares move up but growth narrowed at the end of trading Shares maintained their upward trend on Wednesday but the gain slowly narrowed at the end of the trading as some pillar stocks lost momentum.

VN stocks to keep falling on disease fears Amid fears about the worse development of the coronary disease on a global scale, the Vietnamese stock market will keep falling and pharmaceutical stocks are still the centre of attention.

As securities services go digital, will robots replace brokers? Big securities companies are trying to catch up with the technological revolution in the financial industry by employing robots and artificial intelligence (AI) to provide services for their clients.

Shares end 2020's first trading day on positive note

Trade improved in the afternoon session and concluded the first session of 2020 on a positive note on the two national stock exchanges.