Market finishes higher after a week off 09:35 | 18/02/2021 Vietnam's stock market surged during yesterday's trade. The market reopened after the Tet holiday which started last Wednesday. A vessel moored at PetroVietnam GAS Vung Tau Terminal. The GAS shares hit the maximum daily gain of 7 per cent on the first trading day after the Tet holiday. - Photo pvgas.com.vn The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) rose 3.66 per cent, equivalent to 40.85 points, to end the first trading day of the year of the buffalo at 1,155.78 points. The gain ends its bearish trend that occurred in the last two trading days before the holiday.