The VN-Index started the new month on an upswing, gaining 3.59 per cent from last Friday’s session to close at 426.43, with gainers outnumbering decliners by 162 to eight and many leading shares hitting their ceiling prices.


Total value of the day’s trades on the HCM City Stock Exchange was VND1.22 trillion (US$68.7 million) on a volume of over 37.8 million shares, a figure off somewhat from recent highs.


Sacombank ([url="http://www.vietstock.com.vn/vstfinance/StockDetail.aspx?scode=STB&q=STB" target=_blank>STB) remained the most active share with more than 5.5 million traded, accounting for 13.58 per cent of total market volume. SVC), which moved its listing from the Ha Noi bourse.