VN-Index starts week with a 0.36% increase

The index closed 4.49 points higher after gaining 8.92 points in the previous session.

Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange decreased by 4% to VND11.379 trillion (US$449.9 million).

The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 14 tickers gained.

VNM of dairy giant Vinamilk saw the biggest growth of 2.1%, followed by BID of state-owned lender BIDV with a 1.8% increase and MWG of electronics retail chain Mobile World, up 1.6%.

Seven blue chips fell. VRE of retail real estate arm Vincom Retail declined by 1.8%, VHM of property giant Vinhomes went down 1.7%, and VJC of budget airline Vietjet closed 1.5% lower.

Foreign investors were net seller to the tune of VND222 billion, mainly selling FPT of IT giant FPT Corporation and MWG of Mobile World.

The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.36%, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market went up 0.30%.