The market inched lower at the end of Tuesday morning's session, paring gains in the early trade.

Shares extended last week's gains, propped up by strong money flows in banks and securities companies, but foreign traders continued to sell, posing risks to the market in the short term.

Investors are returning to the market and contribute to the recovery of the Vn-Index.

Shares inched higher on Monday morning, boosted by gains in material, banking and logistics stocks.

The world oil price has been increasing continuously, but not all Vietnamese oil and gas enterprises have benefited from this price increase. This is the reason why oil and gas stocks have seen low response despite a positive global scenario.

Securities companies are optimistic about stock market movements this week and are betting the positive trend will continue but the market will witness alternative ups and downs during its uptrend.