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 0.15% to 1,219.12 points Friday.
The index closed 1.87 points higher after gaining 6.95 points in the previous session.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange amounted to VND21.567 trillion (US$833.7 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 20 tickers gained, with SHB of Saigon Hanoi Commercial Bank hitting ceiling price.
VPB of private lender VPBank rose 2.4% and FPT of tech giant FPT Corporation closed 2.0% higher.
Six blue chips fell, with VIC of conglomerate Vingroup touching floor price.
VHM of property giant Vinhomes slipped 3.2% and VJC of budget airline Vietjet went down 1.7%.
Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND10 billion, mainly buying FPT and MWG of electronics retail chain Mobile World.
The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 1.68%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.84%.
