At the close of trading, the VN-Index surged by 14.71 points (+0.86%), reaching 1,731.77 points, while the HNX-Index climbed 0.8 points (+0.31%) to 267.61 points. Market breadth favored the bulls, with 461 stocks advancing and 236 declining. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw green dominate, as 19 stocks rose, 9 fell, and 2 remained unchanged.