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The index closed 8.71 points higher after dropping 15.34 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 34% to VND15.28 trillion ($625.72 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 17 tickers gained.
GVR of Vietnam Rubber Group led with a 6.9% rise, followed by FPT of IT giant FPT Corporation, up 4.4%.
MWG of electronics retail chain Mobile World went up 2.7% and SAB of brewer Sabeco gained 2.1%.
Eight blue chips fell. VPB of private lender VPBank declined by 1.3% and TCB of the largest private lender Techcombank closed 1.2% lower.
Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND61 billion, mainly buying PNJ of Phu Nhuan Jewelry and HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.61%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.37%.
