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The index closed 13.5 points higher after losing 28.6 points on Monday.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) fell by 33% to VND11.16 trillion ($471.34 million), lowest since September 12.
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 25 tickers gain.
SSI of leading brokerage SSI Securities Corporation led with a 4% rise.
BID of state-owned lender BIDV went up 2.8%, and GVR of Vietnam Rubber Group gained 2.6%.
Other gainers included STB of Ho Chi Minh City-based lender Sacombank , BVH of insurance company Bao Viet Holdings and CTG of state-owned lender VietinBank.
Three blue chips ended in the red: KDH of real estate firm Khang Dien House fell 0.7%, while NVL of real estate developer Novaland Group lost 0.5% and VRE of retail real estate arm Vincom Retail went down 0.2%.
Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND423.74 billion, mainly buying DGC of Duc Giang Chemicals Group and HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group.
The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, where mid and small caps list, was up 1.01% while the UPCoM-Index at the Unlisted Public Companies Market was up by 0.19%.
