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 0.9% to 1,717.06 points Tuesday afternoon, the highest since Oct. 17.
The index closed 15 points higher, having added more than 56 points in the last five sessions.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, on which the index is based, rose 6.4% to VND22.39 trillion (US$849 million).
The VN30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 20 tickers increased.
SAB of brewer Sabeco and VJC of budget airline Vietjet led with a 6.9% gain.
They were followed by GVR of Vietnam Rubber Group, up 3.9%, and TCB of private lender Techcombank with a 3% hike.
Five blue chips dropped, including VPB of private lender VPBank with a 1.4% decline.
Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND637 billion, mainly buying VJC and VIC of private conglomerate Vingroup.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, went up 0.37%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market added 0.47%.
