The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) rose for the third day, gaining a total of 65.28 points after three transactions to settle at 1,013.78 points on June 4. 

The VN-Index fluctuated around 1,000 points in the morning. However, in the afternoon, the index bounced back after the demand climbed.  

The group of equipment, machine production and construction material production shares saw a price hike of 4 percent. Meanwhile, the group of banking, insurance and seafood processing shares witnessed an increase of over 3 percent. 

Among the largest stocks by market capitalisation, shares of Vinamilk (VNM), Vingoup (VIC), Vietcombank (VCB) and BIDV (BID) drew attention of investors and traded at the  reference price. 

However, shares of Sabeco (SAB), PetroVietnam (GAS) and Techcombank (TCB) were sold below the reference price, of which TCB closed at 102,000 VND per share. 

At the end of the June 4 transaction, VN-Index added 22.91 points to 1,013.78 points. Meanwhile, the HNX-Index on the Hanoi Stock Exchange was up 2.57 points to 118.32 points and UpCoM-Index on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UpCoM) slightly increased 0.8 points to 53.63 points.-VNA