VN-Index gains 5 sessions in a row

The index closed 5.46 points higher after gaining 1.69 points on Friday.

Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) increased by 2.89% to VND9.72 trillion ($413.44 million).

The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 20 tickers gain.

NVL of property developer Novaland Group hit the ceiling price with a 6.7% rise.

SSI of leading brokerage SSI Securities Corporation gained 2.7% and VCB of state-owned lender Vietcombank rose 2.2%.

HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group and PDR of Phat Dat Real Estate Development both went up 2%.

Eight blue chips fell, led by PLX of fuel distributor Petrolimex with a 1.8% drop.

MSN of conglomerate Masan Group lost 1.7% and VHM of property giant Vinhomes closed 1.2% lower.

Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND171.17 billion, mainly buying HPG and VHM.

The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, where mid and small caps list, was up 0.46% while the UPCoM-Index at the Unlisted Public Companies Market was down by 0.64%.