The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange added 0.22 per cent to 916.06 points. — Photo tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn

Local shares rose on Friday morning, propelled by securities and banking stocks.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange added 0.22 per cent to 916.06 points.

The index had gained nearly 1 per cent to end at 914.09 points.

More than 209 million shares were traded on the southern bourse, worth VNĐ3.4 trillion (US$146.3 million).

Securities and banking stocks made gains in the morning session to lift the market.

The sector indexes jumped 0.43 and 0.56 per cent respectively, according to vietstock.vn.

Major gainers in the sectors included SSI Securities (SSI), HCM City Securities (HCM), VietCapital Securities (VCI), VNDirect Securities (VND), FPT Securities (FTS), Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BID), Vietinbank (CTG), HDBank (HDB) and Military Bank (MBB).

On the Ha Noi Stock Exchange, the HNX-Index was up 1.67 per cent to 135.72 points.

The northern market index gained 0.42 per cent to 133.50 points on Thursday.

More than 40.6 million shares were traded on the northern exchange, worth VND661 billion.

The afternoon trading session starts at 1pm. — VNS