The index closed 25.6 points higher in its third straight session in the green.

VN-Index went up 40% last year and has added more than 6% so far this year.

Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, on which the index is based, rose 1.7% Tuesday to VND42.29 trillion (US$1.6 billion).

The VN30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 15 tickers gained.

PLX of fuel distributor Petrolimex led with a 7% increase, followed by GAS of state-owned Petrovietnam Gas and SAB of brewer Sabeco, up 6.9% and 6.8%, respectively.

Thirteen blue chips fell, with ACB of Asia Commercial Bank plunging 2.4%, and MBB of lender MB dropping 2.3%.

Foreign investors ended four sessions buying with a net sale of VND489 billion, mainly recorded in GMD of logistics company Gemadept Corp and SHB of Saigon Hanoi Commercial Bank.

The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.39% while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market gained 0.55%.