VN-Index gains 5 sessions in a row

The index closed 21.61 points higher after gaining 6.51 points on Monday.

Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) increased by 25.40% to VND11.75 trillion ($501.39 million).

The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 29 tickers gain.

HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group led with a 6.9% surge.

It was followed by SSI of leading brokerage SSI Securities Corporation, up 5.2%.

MBB of lender MB gained 4.9%, and VRE of retail real estate arm Vincom Retail rose 4.5%.

SAB of brewer Sabeco was the only blue chip that dropped 0.8%.

Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND795.93 billion, mainly buying HPG and STB of Ho Chi Minh City-based lender Sacombank.

The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, where mid and small caps list, was up 2.02% while the UPCoM-Index at the Unlisted Public Companies Market was up by 1.04%.