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 0.93% to 1,264.68 points Tuesday.
The index closed 11.65 points higher after dropping 12.02 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 10% to VND15.33 trillion (US$608 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 22 tickers gained.
CTG of state-owned lender VietinBank led with a 3.5% rise, followed by TPB of private TPBank, up 2.5%.
STB of Ho Chi Minh City-based lender Sacombank gained 2.1% and SSI of brokerage SSI Securities Corporation rose 2%.
Three blue chips closed in the red.
VHM of property giant Vinhomes and VJC of budget airline Vietjet both lost 0.6% while VNM of dairy giant Vinamilk declined by 0.5%.
Foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of VND947 billion, mainly selling VNM and LPB of Lien Viet Post Bank.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 1.40%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.84%.
