Investors seemed to wait for a correction to jump in, a stock analyst in Hanoi said, citing the growing demand on signs of correction, which helped send the market back to rising track.

The VN-Index added 6.15 points, or 1.18%, to close at 527.22, the highest close since January 7, extending the five-day gains to 5.23%.

The today advance raised the value gained of the measure to 6.56% this year, according to FPT Securities. Last year, the gauge added 60%.

Amongst 210 stocks included to calculate the index and four closed-end funds on HOSE, 139 stocks closed higher, 35 lower and 40 unchanged.

The market liquidity was up 12% from a day earlier to 62.41 million shares and fund certificates valued at VND2,716 billion, up 13%.

Sacombank (STB), the fourth largest listed lender, rose only 0.42% to close at VND24,000 on a trade of 2.64 million shares - the most active on the measure.

GMD, a multimodal shipping firm, was the second most traded stock with 2.21 million shares, which closed flat at VND80,500.

Saigon Securities Inc (SSI), the largest listed stock broker, climbed 0.54% to end at VND92,500 on a trade of 1.84 million shares - the third most active.

PET, a general service and trading company, jumped 4.87% to close at VND2800 per share. Baoviet Holdings (BVH), the largest insurer in Vietnam, advanced 4.6% to close at VND45,500. Vietcombank (VCB), the largest listing in Vietnam, leaped 2.35% to VND48,000.

Rubber stocks continued to increase, led by CSM, DRC and TNC.

L10 was the biggest loser, dropping 5% to close at VND19,000.