With the Government’s initiatives to address disappointing GDP growth in the first quarter and likely to increase in the second half of the

The Vietnamese stock market continued to undergo a bearish week as many realty stocks faced selling forces with large volumes.

More stocks moved to the upside on the southern bourse, of which 196 ticker symbols inched higher, while 140 stocks finished lower.

Vietnamese stocks extended losses on Friday as panic selling flooded the market, following the sharp fall of large-cap stocks.

The market’s benchmark index lost nearly 3.5 percent due to a strong selling force on Tuesday, mostly below the key level of 1,000 points.