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

Indices dropped sharply on Monday due to a strong selling force, showing investors’ pessimistic sentiment about the market’s movements.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) reversed the previous trade's course to close lower yesterday.

The benchmark indices moved in different ways on Monday as selling pressure weighed on the market’s sentiment.

HoSE, the VN-Index started off the afternoon under the baseline. It moved up and down and reached just above the baseline at about 2:30 pm.