The market was mixed on Monday morning, with the VN-Index down slightly, as profit-taking activities weighed on investor sentiment.

After the Mercantile Exchange of Viet Nam (MXV) was allowed to connect with international exchanges by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the domestic commodity trading market was organised to operate stably and sustainably, creating the premise for breakthrough developments.

Shareholders of stock code of Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAG) reacted strongly to the decision to delist on HoSE and switch to UPCoM. This shows that investors still have a sentimental value in stocks that they hold.

The market will continue to move sideways this week with low liquidity to gradually form a strong enough accumulation base before returning to the uptrend, analysts said.

Despite an active stock market, a number of share auctions still failed, with some even cancelled, due to a lack of investors participating.

Shares recovered on Friday thanks to bottom purchasing demand as the sharp fall from the previous sessions sent stocks down to attractive prices, thus triggering investors to buy in low.

Shares lost ground on Thursday with strong selling due to weakened market sentiment over the Ukraine crisis.

Along with new stock issuances from listed firms, the market has been fuelled with lucrative initial public offerings (IPOs) from up-and-coming players.

Shares finished higher on Wednesday thanks to the rise of large-caps in the banking and mining groups, bolstered by increased buying demand at the end of the trading session.