The most read Vietnamese newspaper
Edition: International | Vietnamese
© Copyright 1997 VnExpress.net. All rights reserved.
The index closed 6.33 points higher after gaining 8.82 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 11% to VND15.347 trillion ($628.59 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 21 tickers gained and 9 fell.
HPG of steel maker Hoa Phat surged 2%, followed by VCB of lender Vietcombank with a 1.8% increase.
GRV of Vietnam Rubber Group and SSI of leading brokerage SSI Securities Corporation downed 1.7% and 1.5%, respectively.
Foreign investors were net seller to the tune of VND283 billion.
The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, where mid and small caps list, was up 0.26% while the UPCoM-Index at the Unlisted Public Companies Market rose 0.64%.
