The index closed 2.03 points higher after gaining 4.51 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 28% to VND13.22 trillion (US$533 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 15 tickers gained.
VHM of property giant Vinhomes led with a 3.4% rise, followed by VRE of retail real estate arm Vincom Retail, up 3%.
VJC of budget airline Vietjet gained 2.7% and MSN of conglomerate Masan Group closed 1.4% higher.
Twelve blue chips fell.
POW of electricity producer Petrovietnam Power Corporation lost 2.3% and FPT of IT giant FPT Corporation declined 1.5%.
Foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of VND319 billion, mainly selling VHM and FPT.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.04%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market gained 0.03%.
Global stocks traded sideways on Friday as a stunning rally in Chinese shares paused and investors held back from placing more bets ahead of a much-anticipated update on fiscal stimulus from Beijing this weekend, Reuters reported.
European stock markets were steady, Wall Street futures, were also flat and MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan ended the week with a loss after four straight weeks of gains.
The global stock index is near record highs after a burst of late summer volatility sparked by fears of a U.S. recession was eased by the Federal Reserve's first rate cut of this cycle, where it cut borrowing costs by a jumbo 50 basis points.