A man watches the stock board in Ha Noi. — File Photo

HA NOI (Biz Hub) – Shares rebounded on Thursday after five days of loses, with the two stock indices rising thanks to the recovery made by the blue chips.

On the HCM Stock Exchange, the VN-Index advanced by 1.58 per cent to close the morning session at 583.38 points.

The VN30 Index, tracking the top 30 shares by market value and liquidity, rose 1.68 per cent to end at 645.41 points.

Heavyweight shares, such as of Bao Viet Holdings, the Masan Group, PV Gas and Vingroup, increased by around 2 per cent.

The volume of trading changed little from yesterday morning, with nearly 62 million shares and fund certificates, worth VND1.14 trillion, or US$54.2 million, changing hands by the end of the morning.

Real estate developer FLC Group became the most active code this morning after several days of sell-off. Over 6.6 million FLC shares were traded at VND13,700, up 2.24 per cent over yesterday's close.

On the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index also gained 1.05 per cent to end at 83.49 points, while the HNX30 jumped 2.12 per cent to end at 172.28.

However, the market volume was modest with nearly 33 million shares worth over VND335 billion, or $16 million, being exchanged.

The PetroVietnam Construction continued to lead the trade on the northern bourse this morning, with 5.6 million shares changing hands at VND5,500 per share. — VNS