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The index closed 9.64 points higher after dropping 24.55 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 23% to VND16.387 trillion (US$649.8 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 22 tickers gained.
POW of electricity producer Petrovietnam Power Corporation saw the biggest growth of 4.94%, followed by PLX of fuel distributor Petrolimex with a 4.86% increase and SSI of brokerage SSI Securities Corporation, up 3.1%.
Six blue chips fell. VCB of state-owned lender Vietcombank slid 2.2%, VRE of retail real estate arm Vincom Retail closed 1.4% lower, and FPT of IT giant FPT Corporation dropped 1.3%.
Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND744 billion, mainly buying VNM of dairy giant Vinamilk and FPT.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 1.02%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.28%.
