An investor looks at stock prices on a smartphone at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 0.80% to 1,317.33 points Tuesday, with over 20 blue chip tickers going up, after four consecutive sessions in the red.
The index closed 10.5 points higher after dropping 10.6 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 29% to VND15.03 trillion (US$586 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 22 tickers gained.
The top gainers included VRE of retail real estate arm Vincom Retail with a 4.4% rise and STB of Ho Chi Minh City-based lender Sacombank, up 3.7%.
VHM of property giant Vinhomes increased by 3.3% and VIC of private conglomerate Vingroup closed 2.9% higher.
Five blue chips dropped. GVR of Vietnam Rubber Group fell 1.7% and BVH of insurance company Bao Viet Holdings declined by 1.1%.
Foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of VND440 billion, mainly selling SSI of brokerage SSI Securities Corporation and MSN of conglomerate Masan Group.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.58%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.43%.
