VN-Index posts biggest single-day gain year-to-date

The index closed 25.51 points higher after gaining 9.51 points in the previous session.

Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 27% to VND26.292 trillion (US$1.065 billion).

The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 29 tickers gained.

FPT of technology giant FPT Corporation led with a 4.6% growth, SSI of leading brokerage SSI Securities Corporation surged 4.5%, and MWG of electronics retail chain Mobile World went up 3.9%

One blue chip fell. VJC of private airline Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company decreased by 0.3%.

Foreign investors were net seller to the tune of VND461 billion, mainly selling VNM of dairy giant Vinamilk and state-owned lender Vietcombank.

The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 1.78%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.84%.