At the close of trading, the VN-Index surged by 15.07 points (+0.91%), reaching 1,678.5 points, while the HNX-Index climbed 4.04 points (+1.53%) to 268.69 points. Market breadth favored the bulls, with 448 advancing stocks outpacing 237 decliners. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw a dominant green trend, with 21 gainers, 8 losers, and 1 unchanged stock.