The VN-Index on the HCM City Stock Exchange added 3.04 points, or 0.53 per cent, to reach 572.91 points. — Photo dantri

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — Shares advanced on both the national stock exchanges this morning, following a strong rebound yesterday.

The VN-Index on the HCM City Stock Exchange added 3.04 points, or 0.53 per cent, to reach 572.91 points.

With the gainers outnumbering the losers by 15-6, the VN30-Index, tracking the southern bourse's largest shares by capitalisation and liquidity, rose by 0.72 per cent to end at 635.43 points.

The gains came from large-cap stocks such as the Masan Group (MSN) which added VND2,500, or US$0.19, per share, and Vingroup (VIC) which added VN?1,000, or $0.047, per share.

The Hoa Sen Group (HSG), PetroVietnam Drilling (PVD) and Bao Viet Holdings (BVH) were among the losers.

During the morning trading, more than 39 million shares worth VND657 billion, or $31.2 million, changed hands.

On the Ha Noi Exchange, the HNX-Index edged up 0.08 per cent to end at 80.92 points, while the HNXFF-Index rose by 0.33 per cent to close at 82.3 points.

The HNX30-Index closed this morning 0.47 per cent higher at 164.82 points.

With 29 million shares changing hands, the trading value was VND276 billion, or $13.1 million. — VNS