An investor points at stock prices on a screen at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/An Khuong
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 1.02% to 1,223.35 points Thursday, highest since April 15.
The index closed 12.35 points higher after gaining 13.87 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 7% to VND17.66 trillion (US$679 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 18 tickers gained.
VIC of private conglomerate Vingroup led with a 7% gain, followed by BVH of insurance company Bao Viet Holdings, up 5.6%.
VHM of property giant Vinhomes rose 4.6% and HDB of HDBank closed 4.4% higher.
Eight blue chips fell. ACB of Asia Commercial Bank dropped 1.8% and TCB of private lender Techcombank closed 1.3% lower.
Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND574 billion, mainly buying HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group and MWG of electronics retail chain Mobile World.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, fell 0.18%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.40%.
