At the close of trading, the VN-Index surged by 12.53 points (+0.74%), reaching 1,697.83 points, while the HNX-Index climbed 0.47 points (+0.17%) to 273.34 points. Market breadth favored the bulls, with 389 advancing stocks outpacing 285 decliners. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw green dominate, as 19 constituents rose, 7 fell, and 4 remained unchanged.