The index closed 74.04 points higher after dropping 38.49 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange fell 80.5% to VND6.3 trillion (US$244 million), the lowest level since December 2020.
Nearly 98% of stocks on the bourse rose, with all tickers in the VN-30 basket, which comprises the 30 largest capped stocks, reaching their ceiling prices with gains of 7%.
Foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of VND855 billion, mainly selling KBC of industrial real estate developer Kinh Bac City and TLG of office stationary maker Thien Long Group.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, fell 4.21%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went down 0.09%.