Vietnam's stock market ended mixed on Tuesday morning with the benchmark VN-Index increasing slightly at the end of the session.

Viet Nam's stock market reached approximately 87.68 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as of the end of 2020, the highest rate reported so far.

Viet Nam's stock market edged higher on Monday as investors flocked into oil and gas, construction and banking stocks.

Shares rose on Monday morning on banking and construction sectors.

The daily turnover in Vietnam’s stock market has been extremely high for the last several months, said the head of independent Finish fund manager Pyn Elite Fund.

The local market is forecast to move sideways with a strong divergence among stocks this week, with large-caps accumulating to enter a positive trend, analysts said.

Vietnamese shares stayed positive on Friday on the back of strong buying demand, contrasting the downturn of regional stock markets.

Shares declined on Friday morning due to the losses of large-cap stocks.

The entire world has been severely affected and was suffering from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic during the whole of 2020. The emergence of a new virus variant strain has now neutralized the effects of vaccines, making hopes of economic recovery even more uncertain.

Shares bounced back on Thursday on the back of large-caps, banking and energy stocks.