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The index closed over one point higher after gaining two points Monday.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange rose by 5 percent to VND17.83 trillion ($769.1 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 17 tickers fall, with TPB of private lender TPBank losing 3.6 percent to the lowest since September.
It was followed by two other lenders, BID of state-owned BIDV and STB of HCMC-based Sacombank, down 1.8 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively.
SSI of leading brokerage SSI Securities closed 2.8 percent lower, while PDR of real estate developer Phat Dat fell 1.5 percent.
Twelve blue chips ended higher, led by two energy stocks.
POW of Petrovietnam Power closed at ceiling price, gaining 6.9 percent to a near two-month high. Its trading volumn was the highest since Jan. 13.
PLX of fuel distributor Petrolimex rose 4 percent.
Other winners included BVH of insurance company Bao Viet Holdings, up 3.7 percent, and PNJ of Phu Nhuan Jewelry, up 2.4 percent.
Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND153.45 billion, focusing on VND of brokerage VNDirect Securities and HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat.
The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, where mid and small caps list, fell 0.87 percent while the UPCoM-Index at the Unlisted Public Companies Market plunged by 0.22 percent.
