In the opposite direction, ROS of construction firm FLC Faros topped losses with 2 percent, followed by VJC of budget carrier Vietjet Air, 0.8 percent, and PNJ of jewelry retailer Phu Nhuan Jewelry with 0.5 percent.

The red side of the board saw the presence of two major state-owned lenders, BID of BIDV and CTG of VietinBank, which shed 0.7 percent and 0.3 percent respectively, while the third, VCB of Vietcombank, added 0.3 percent.

The HNX-Index for the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid-and small-caps, added 0.9 percent, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Companies Market gained 0.31 percent.

Foreign investors turned net buyers to the tune of over VND510 billion on all three bourses, with buying pressure mostly on VRE of Vincom Retail and the FUEVFVND, an exchange traded fund replicating the performance of stocks on the VN Diamond Index.