The market closed with strong gains, seeing the VN-Index climb by 10.42 points (+0.82%), settling at 1,288.56; while the HNX-Index rose by 1.95 points (+0.83%) to close at 237.79. The market breadth tilted in favor of bulls with 532 gainers versus 250 decliners. The large-cap stocks in the VN30 basket painted a predominantly green picture, with 26 tickers in the green, 3 in the red, and 1 unchanged.