On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the benchmark VN-Index rose 0.47 per cent to 1,167.32 points. Photo cafef.vn

Shares rebounded on Thursday morning as investors sought out stocks that had been hit hard in the previous session.

On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the benchmark VN-Index rose 0.47 per cent to 1,167.32 points.

The index had dropped 1.83 per cent on Wednesday.

The market's breadth was neutral as 228 stocks declined while 210 stocks increased. Market liquidity was still high with a trading value of over VNĐ12 trillion, equivalent to nearly 506 million shares traded on the southern market.

The VN30-Index, tracking the 30 biggest stocks in market value, increased 0.51 per cent to 1,171.60 points. Twelve of the VN30 basket slid, while 14 stocks increased.

On the Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX), the HNX-Index rose 0.03 per cent to 268.76 points. VNS