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The index closed 11 points higher after dropping 14 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 12% to VND13.06 trillion ($531.09 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 22 tickers gained and 8 fell.
VJC of budget airline Vietjet led with a 5.5% rise, followed by SSI of leading brokerage SSI Securities Corporation, up 5.4%.
HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group went up 4.1% and VNM of dairy giant Vinamilk closed 3.5% higher.
Seven blue chips fell, with MWG of electronics retail chain Mobile World hitting the floor, down 6.9%.
Foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of VND89 billion, mainly selling VHM of property giant Vinhomes and MWG of electronics retail chain Mobile World.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 1.69% while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market gained 0.95%.
