At the close of trading, the VN-Index surged by 49.68 points (+3.02%), reaching 1,695.5 points, while the HNX-Index climbed 8.94 points (+3.36%) to 274.69 points. Market breadth was overwhelmingly positive, with 542 advancing stocks and only 194 declining ones. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw a dominant green trend, with 29 gainers and just 1 loser.