The VN-Index at the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange rose 1.97 percent to 493.99 points on July 12.

The VN30, tracking the top 30 shares led by market capitalisation and liquidity, also added over 1.6 percent to stand at 548.27 percent.

Blue chips performed well with 26 of the 30 shares advancing.

The total value and volume of trades improved 60 percent to 1.17 trillion VND (55.1 million USD) and 51.9 million shares, respectively.

Foreign investors returned as net buyers, favouring shares with high prices such as property developer Vingroup (VIC), PetroVietnam Gas (GAS), and HSG, pushing the net buying value to 62.3 billion VND (2.9 million USD).

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index gained 1.25 percent to 63.12 points.

Trading value doubled that of the previous session to 212.5 billion VND (10 million USD) as over 28.1 million shares changed hands.

The HNX30, composed of the bourse’s 30 largest stocks, rose higher at 2.3 percent to reach 119.33 points.-VNA