The VN-Index on Oct. 22 increased 0.91 percent to close at 624.1 points, as most major shares gained value on the HCM Stock Exchange.

Trading volume continued to improve to nearly 93 million shares, worth a combined 4.9 trillion VND (272.2 million USD). Saigon Securities Inc (SSI) led trading with nearly 6 million shares changing hands, representing 6.5 percent of the total volume.

Among blue chips, SSI, Refrigeration & Electrical Engineering (REE), Hoa Phat Group (HPG) and Cables and Telecom Materials (SAM) all hit the ceiling of their regulated trading bands. On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index closed largely unchanged at 218.38.

The value of the day’s trades on the northern bourse reached more than 3 trillion VND (166.7 million USD), as trading volume rose 14 percent from the previous session’s figure to 65.5 million shares./.