The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 20 tickers gain.
The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange was up 0.33% while the UPCoM-Index at the Unlisted Public Companies Market was down by 0.51%.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) fell by 11.31% to VND16.50 trillion ($697.53 million).
Foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of VND1.36 trillion ($57.49 million). They focused on selling EIB of private lender Eximbank, VHM of property giant Vinhomes and KDC of food producer KIDO Group.