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The index closed 0.83 points higher after gaining 3.52 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 1% to VND24.088 trillion (US$947.5 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 13 tickers gained.
SAB of brewer Sabeco grew 6.8%, VNM of dairy giant Vinamilk closed 3.8% higher, BVH of insurance company Bao Viet Holdings went up 3.1%.
Fourteen blue chips fell. MWG of electronics retail chain Mobile World declined by 2.8%, POW of electricity producer Petrovietnam Power Corporation went down 1.8%, MBB of lender MB lost 1.3%.
Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND40 billion, mainly buying MSN of conglomerate Masan Group and VNM of Vinamilk.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.07%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.47%.
