Shares fell on Thursday morning as selling pressure weighed on the market. However, fertiliser stocks still recorded outstanding performance.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) has instructed the transfer of transactions of listed shares from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange to the Ha Noi Stock Exchange to alleviate system overloads which have troubled traders in recent times.

Ending the last session of February, a series of bank stocks rose sharply, supported by the general market.

If the Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HoSE) proceeds with its plan to raise the minimum volume of shares that can be traded in an order from 100 to 1,000 to address its trading system overload, it could leave huge negative impacts on small investors and prompt many of them to leave the bourse, according to experts and investors in the field.

Viet Nam's stock market ended higher on Wednesday as the VN-Index bounced back in the afternoon session.

Foreign and local stock brokerages closed 2020 with a blast, turning around the nosedive that opened the year due to optimism over vaccines, low interest rates, and appealing commission fees.

The market ended mixed after Wednesday's morning session with many big stocks in the southern market posting losses.

The market ended mixed after Wednesday's morning session with many big stocks in the southern market posting losses.

The market benchmark VN-Index finished higher in Tuesday's trade but faced strong selling pressure during the session.