The index closed 3.72 points higher after gaining 1.87 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 14% to VND14.693 trillion (US$581 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 17 tickers gained.
CTG of state-owned lender VietinBank rose 3.3%, TCB of private lender Techcombank went up 2.2%, and BID of state-owned lender BIDV saw a 1.8% rise.
Eleven blue chips declined. BCM of Becamex Investment and Industrial Development slipped 1.1%, SAB of brewer Sabeco fell 0.57%, and HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group closed 0.56% lower.
Foreign investors were net seller to the tune of VND1.05 trillion, 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 0.16%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.47%.
Global stocks steadied on Friday ahead of key U.S. payrolls data, with investors cautiously optimistic that the world might avoid a full-on trade war, Reuters reported.
In a week that started with Donald Trump kicking off a trade war and whipping up market volatility, investors have been wary of making any major moves, given the U.S. president followed through on his threat to impose duties on China, while granting Mexico and Canada a one-month reprieve.
In Europe, the STOXX 600 headed for a seventh straight week of gains, trading flat on the day after having traded at record highs earlier this week.
Futures for Nasdaq and S&P 500 were down about 0.1% as shares of Amazon slipped on the European market on the back of weakness in the retailer’s cloud unit.
On the Asian market, tech stocks staged a rally, powered by Chinese retail investors, who have pounced on the AI theme in the wake of home-grown start-up DeepSeek’s breakthrough.
China’s blue-chip stock index closed 0.4% higher after touching a one-month high.
