Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 0.96% to 1108.31 points Tuesday, closing above 1,100 points for the first time since Jan. 31.
The index closed 10.49 points higher after gaining 6.98 points on Monday.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) fell by 10.92% to VND15.64 trillion ($665.90 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 24 tickers gain.
SSI of leading brokerage SSI Securities Corporation gained 4.4%, followed by MBB of lender MB with a 3.3% increase.
TCB of the largest private lender Techcombank closed 2.5% higher and VHM of property giant Vinhomes went up 2.4%.
Six blue chips fell. Both POW of electricity producer Petrovietnam Power Corporation and TPB of private TPBank lost 1.1%.
Foreign investors were net buyers to the tune of VND66.79 billion, mainly buying SSI and VND of brokerage VNDirect.
The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, where mid and small caps list, was up 0.95% while the UPCoM-Index at the Unlisted Public Companies Market was up by 0.38%.
