An investor looks at stock prices on the screens at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa
Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 0.32% to 1,330.28 points Monday in its third consecutive gaining session.
The index closed 4.23 points higher after gaining 7.83 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 10% to VND22.775 trillion (US$892.2 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 16 tickers gained.
BCM of Becamex Investment and Industrial Development led with a 6.9% jump, followed by VIC of private conglomerate Vingroup with a 4.4% increase and VCB of state-owned lender Vietcombank, up 1.8%.
Ten blue chips fell. LPB of Fortune Vietnam Bank down 1.7%, FPT of IT giant FPT Corporation down 1.5%, SSI of brokerage SSI Securities Corporation down 0.9%.
Foreign investors were net seller to the tune of VND577 billion, mainly selling FPT and SSI.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.46%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.07%.
