More than 98 million shares changed hands with a total trading value of VND1.78 trillion, or $84.76 million.

HA NOI (Biz Hub) —The shares on both the national stocks exchanges closed higher this morning after the Market Vectors Vietnam ETF announced its reviewed investment list.

On the HCM City Exchange, the VN-Index added 0.6 per cent to end at 600.39 points.

More than 98 million shares changed hands with a total trading value of VND1.78 trillion, or $84.76 million.

With the gains made by Masan Group (MSN) and PetroVietnam Transportation (PVT) helping them reach their ceiling prices this morning, the VN30-Index, which tracks the southern city's largest shares by capitalisation and liquidity, added 4.21 per cent to finish at 672.6 points.

Among these, 14 codes gained while 14 others lost values.

On the Ha Noi Exchange, the HNX-Index gained 1.83 per cent to end at 85.98 points, while the HNXFF-Index closed this morning at 86.12 points with a rise of 1.79 per cent.

The HNX30-Index, comprising the largest stocks, added 2.78 per cent to reach 174.71 points.

More than 81 million shares with a total value of VND863 billion, or$41 million, were traded in the morning trading. — VNS