The VN-Index rose by another 3.33 percent on Dec. 25, ending a week of gaining sessions to close at 495.08 points.

Trading volume on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange remained high, with 51.3 million shares changing hands, worth a combined 2.13 trillion VND (115.1 million USD).

Banking shares were the most heavily-traded, with Eximbank responsible for 3.36 million transactions and Sacombank 3.12 million.

On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index saw its third consecutive day of gains, picking up another 3.18 percent to close at 161.97. Trading volume decreased slightly to 21.3 million shares, worth a total of 616.9 billion VND (33.3 million USD). Gainers outnumbered losers on the northern bourse by 231-16.

Foreign investors gave off mixed signal on Dec. 25, however. They continued as net buyers on the southern bourse but at a reduced value of just 5.16 billion VND (278,918 USD), down 94 percent from the previous session. The net volume from buyers was just 15,710 shares.

Meanwhile, foreign investors were net sellers in Hanoi of a net of 327,400 shares, worth 8.64 billion VND (467,027 USD)./.