The market benchmark VN-Index increased at the beginning of the morning session on the gains of pillar stocks, but the market's rally was limited by selling pressure.

On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index climbed 0.54 per cent to 1,182.08 points.

The index still rose despite the market breadth turning negative. During the session, 228 stocks went up while 194 stocks slid. The market's liquidity was higher than yesterday morning as nearly 485.6 million shares were traded, worth VND9.3 trillion.

The VN30-Index also edged higher on Tuesday morning, up 0.52 per cent to 1,186.22 points. Of the 30 biggest stocks, twelve stocks increased while 17 declined.

Vingroup JSC (VIC) was the biggest gain this morning, up 4.61 per cent to VND118,000.

The HNX-Index on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) rose 1.13 per cent to 279.29 points. The HNX30-Index, which tracks the 30 large-cap stocks in market capitalisation on the northern bourse, was also up 1.28 per cent to 412.27 points. VNS