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The index closed 1.71 points higher after losing 6.12 points on Wednesday.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) increased by 6.36% to VND8.36 trillion ($336.62 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 18 tickers gain.
STB of Ho Chi Minh City-based lender Sacombank rose 4%, and HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group up 3.99%.
MWG electronics retail chain Mobile World hit floor price with a 6.9% decline.
Other falling tickers included NVL of real estate developer Novaland Group and PDR of Phat Dat Real Estate Development down 6.99% and 6.73%, respectively.
Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND289.98 billion.
The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, where mid and small caps list, was up 0.12% while the UPCoM-Index at the Unlisted Public Companies Market was down by 0.21%.
