The index closed 8.03 points higher after dropping 8.67 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 17% to VND12.23 trillion ($503.23 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 23 tickers gained.
VJC of budget airline Vietjet led with a 3.3% rise, followed by VRE of retail real estate arm Vincom Retail, up 3.2%.
SSI of leading brokerage SSI Securities Corporation went up 2.2%, and BVH of insurance company Bao Viet Holdings rose 1.8%.
VHM of property giant Vinhomes was the only blue chip that closed in the red with a 1% decline.
Foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of VND310 billion, mainly selling VHM and VIC of private conglomerate Vingroup.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.05%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.16%.