Investors will likely be able to perform odd-lot trading on the southern bourse starting from June after all necessary tests are completed.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) sent an official dispatch to stock exchanges, requesting disclosure of information for proprietary trading of securities companies and information related to firms influencing stocks that hit ceiling or floor prices for five consecutive sessions.

Benchmark indices were riding high on Tuesday as optimistic sentiment lifted stocks across the board.

Benchmark indices were mixed on Monday as rising selling pressure in the afternoon session weighed on the market’s sentiment.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) is closely monitoring the developments of the economic-political situation, assessing the influence on Viet Nam's stock market in order to promptly take appropriate solutions aimed at stabilising the domestic stock market, said a representative of SSC.

Markets experienced the worst performance since March 2020 last week due to strong selling pressure. Experts said that with the current conditions, downside risk is still dominating the market.

During the last fortnight of April and at the beginning of May this year, the stock market witnessed a serious drop in liquidity. There were even sessions where the trading value of the two listed exchanges dropped to a record lower than seen at the end of 2020.

Indices continued to fall sharply on Friday, with more than 260 stocks traded on main exchanges hitting floor prices.

The stock market extended losses on Friday morning due to a lingering selling force.