VN-Index inches up in 3rd gaining session

The index closed 2.62 points higher after gaining 6.50 points on Tuesday.

Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) increased by 17.48% to VND17.20 trillion ($723.68 million).

The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 16 tickers gain.

HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group went up 2.7%, followed by PDR of Phat Dat Real Estate Development with a 2.1% increase.

VCB of state-owned lender Vietcombank closed 2% higher and VIB of Vietnam International Commercial Bank increased b y1.3%.

Fourteen blue chips fell. Both SSI of leading brokerage SSI Securities Corporation and VNM of dairy giant Vinamilk lost 1.1%.

Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND184.05 billion, mainly buying HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group and TCM of Thanh Cong Textile Garment Investment Trading.

The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, where mid and small caps list, was down 0.40% while the UPCoM-Index at the Unlisted Public Companies Market was down by 0.14%.