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The index closed 13.51 points higher after dropping 0.47 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 4% to VND19.193 trillion (US$787.8 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 21 tickers gained.
CTG of state-owned bank Vietinbank led with a 6.9% rise, followed by ACB of private lender Asia Commercial Bank, up 5.9%, and MBB of the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank, up 5.5%.
Nine blue chips fell. VRE of mall operator Vincom Retail lost 2.2%, BCM of property developer Becamex IDC went down 1.6% and MSN of retail giant Masan Group closed 0.8% lower.
Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND54 billion, mainly buying CTG and FRT of Electronics retailer FPT Retail.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, fell 0.12%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.18%.
