VN stocks struggle on Tuesday morning
VN stocks struggle on Tuesday morning
Overall market sentiment remained poor on Tuesday morning while some investors took the chance to buy in at cheap prices. 
The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange lost 0.93 per cent to close at 740.94 points.
The VN-Index was down 1.83 per cent on Monday.
The HNX-Index on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange inched down 0.21 per cent to end at 99.41 points, extending its decline from a 1.74 per cent drop on Monday.
More than 206.3 million shares were traded on the two exchanges, worth VND2.63 trillion (US$113 million).
The trading figure included nearly 144 million shares being traded in order-matching transactions, worth VND1.85 trillion.
The local market kept falling as global stocks were shaken by a historical decline of the US stock market on Monday.
The VN-Index and the HNX-Index lost as much as 3.48 per cent and 2.84 per cent, respectively.
Purchases for cheap shares helped the two indices spare some losses.
Large-cap stocks continued to weigh on the local markets. The worst-performing large-caps included property firm Vincom Retail (VRE), Military Bank (MBB), Vietinbank (CTG) and Vietcombank (VCB).
The large-cap trackers VN30 and HNX30 indices dropped 0.83 per cent and 0.42 per cent, respectively.
Investors took the chance to look for opportunities in small-cap stocks, boosting the VNSML-Index and HNX Mid/Small Index up 0.10-0.34 per cent.
The afternoon trading session starts at 1pm.
