The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange remained buoyant on Wednesday after a strong rebound the day before.


The VN-Index, Vietnam’s main stock index, rose for the
second straight session, gaining 7.04 points, 2.59 percent, to close at
277.63.


Turnover continued to increase sharply, with 27
million shares worth VND589 billion ($33.7 million) changing hands. Of
the index’s 180 stocks, 87 rose and 55 fell.


Foreign investors remained net sellers, pumping in VND107 billion worth of shares.


Their top picks were large caps, such as software developer [url="http://www.vietstock.com.vn/vstfinance/StockDetail.aspx?scode=FPT&q=FPT" style="color: rgb(23, 50, 128); text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">FPT Corp. (FPT), Hoa Phat Group (HPG), Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI), PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemical (DPM) and air conditioner manufacturer DIC Investment and Trading Joint-Stock Company (