The gauge of 261 companies and five mutual funds listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange leaped 2.16 percent, or 9.76 points, to close at 460.72 points.
On the index, 210 stocks increased, 23 dropped, while 33 were flat.
However, investors’ cautiousness prevented liquidity from raging. Trading volume was around 38.31 million shares worth VND1.05 trillion, up 15.3 percent in volume and 25 percent in value over the previous session. Of which, foreign investors bought nearly 7.4 million shares, accounting for 19 percent of the total volume on the market.
Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Bank or Sacombank (STB) was the most active share in volume with 2.05 million shares traded.
Tan Tao Investment Industry Corporation (ITA) ran after with 1.44 million shares, tailed by Ocean Group Joint Stock Company (OGC) with 1.16 million shares changing hands.
Cuong Thuan Investment Corporation (CTI), which augmented the daily maximum allowed limit of 5 percent to VND33,600, was the biggest winner on the city bourse.
Tay Bac Minerals Investment Joint Stock Company (KTB) mounted 4.99 percent to trade at VND37,900.
Binh Thanh Import Export Production and Trade Joint Stock Company (GIL) moved forward 4.95 percent to VND23,300.
Meanwhile, Dong Do Marine Joint Stock Company (DDM) collapsed 5 percent to VND7,600.
Ha Tien Transport Joint Stock Company (HTV) declined for four straight trading sessions, trimming 4.95 percent to VND34,600.
Stationery producer Thien Long Group Corporation (TLG) sagged 4.84 percent to VND29,500.
The smaller bourse in the north also performed well as the Hanoi’s HNX-Index went up 2.82 points, or 2.31 percent, to 124.84 points. However, trading volume plummeted to nearly 29 million shares, a value of VND265.82 billion. Foreign investors continued to net buying VND5 billion this morning.
The UPCoM-Index glided 0.35 points to 45.45. A total of 173,000 shares changed hands at VND2.49 billion as of 11 am local time.
