Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 0.64% to 1097.82 points Monday.
The index closed 6.98 points higher after gaining 12.45 points on Friday.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) fell by 4.3% to VND17.56 trillion ($747.14 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 16 tickers gain.
VCB of state-owned lender Vietcombank gained 3.3%, followed by MSN of conglomerate Masan Group with a 2.5% increase.
GAS of state-owned Petrovietnam Gas and PLX of fuel distributor Petrolimex both went up 2.2%.
Nine blue chips fell, with GVR of Vietnam Rubber Group losing 2.9%.
Foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of VND113.54 billion, mainly selling VNM of dairy giant Vinamilk and HCM of Ho Chi MInh City Securities Corp.
The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, where mid and small caps list, was up 0.23% while the UPCoM-Index at the Unlisted Public Companies Market was up by 0.18%.
