The VN-Index closed higher on Monday, rising 18.05 points, or 1.37 percent, to end at 1,332.51, supported by strong gains in blue-chip stocks. Total market trading value reached VND 23.18 trillion or approximately US$891 million.

Foreign investors returned to net selling, offloading VND 2.296 trillion in shares while buying VND 2.259 trillion, resulting in a modest net sell of VND 37 billion.

Top foreign buys:

Vinhomes (VHM): Closed at VND 73.50, up 6.83 percent, with net foreign buying of 488,841 shares.
VPBank (VPB): Gained 0.28 percent to VND 18.15; foreign investors bought 369,374 shares.
HDBank (HDB): Rose 2.26 percent to VND 22.60; foreign net buys reached 340,420 shares.
Viconship (VSC): Climbed 5.23 percent to VND 23.15 with 297,170 foreign shares purchased.
DIC Corp (DIG): Gained 3.53 percent to VND 16.15; foreign investors added 271,170 shares.

Top foreign sells:

VPBank (VPB) and HDBank (HDB) saw simultaneous buying and profit-taking activity.
Hoa Phat Group (HPG): Declined 0.19 percent to VND 25.55, with 405,891.6 shares sold.
No Va Land (NVL): Gained 2.81 percent to VND 12.80 but saw 405,010 foreign shares sold.
VIX Securities (VIX): Rose 1.12 percent to VND 13.55, yet foreigners sold 815,990 shares.

Investor sentiment was upbeat, with broad-based gains and strong liquidity. However, the slight foreign net sell hints at cautious rebalancing amid the recent market rally.