HANOI: Vietnam's benchmark VN Index rose for a third straight session and closed 0.48 percent higher in thin trade on Friday, the last trading session before the Lunar New Year, or Tet.
Banks led gains with four of the country's six listed lenders advancing. Top lender by market value, Vietcombank , edged up 0.25 percent, while BIDV rose 1.23 percent.
As many as 61.85 million shares changed hands, the lowest since April 24, 2015, Thomson Reuters data showed.
Markets will be closed from Feb 8 to 12, and resume trading on Feb. 15.
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