An investor looks at stock prices on a laptop at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 0.17% to 1,332.54 points Tuesday, remaining at its highest since May 2022.
The index closed 2.3 points higher after gaining 4.2 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 6% to VND21.39 trillion (US$840 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 12 tickers gained.
The top gainers included VPB of private lender VPBank with a 1.5% rise.
It was followed by MWG of electronics retail chain Mobile World, up 1.3%, and MBB of lender MB with a 1.2% increase.
BVH of insurance company Bao Viet Holdings declined by 2.3%, followed by FPT of tech giant FPT Corporation, down 1.3%.
Foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of VND218 billion, mainly selling MSN of conglomerate Masan Group and FPT of IT giant FPT Corporation.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.45%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.24%.
