Foreign investors net sell 16 sessions straight

The index closed 4.46 points higher after gaining 4.42 points in the previous session.

Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange increased by 4% to VND13.28 trillion ($546 million).

The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 19 tickers gained.

MWG of electronics retail chain Mobile World led with a 4.3% rise, followed by MSN of conglomerate Masan Group, up 2.7%.

VHM of property giant Vinhomes rose 1.6% and PLX of fuel distributor Petrolimex closed 1.3% higher.

Six blue chips fell. HDB of HDBank and TCB of the largest private lender Techcombank both dropped 0.8%.

Foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of VND413 billion, mainly selling HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group and HCM of Ho Chi MInh City Securities Corp.

The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.39%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.46%.