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The index closed 6.53 points higher after dropping 0.59 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 21% to VND13.197 trillion ($537.34 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 20 tickers gained and 10 fell.
VHM of property giant Vinhomes led with a 3.1% rise, followed by MWG of electronics retail chain Mobile World, up 2.1%.
BID of state-owned lender BIDV gained 1.4% and CTG of state-owned lender VietinBank closed 1.1% higher.
Five blue chips fell, including GVR of Vietnam Rubber Group with a 0.5% drop.
Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND59 billion, mainly buying MWG and VHM.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.19%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.23%.
