Market inches higher as VN-Index reverses course 11:05 | 06/03/2021 Shares edged higher on the last trading day of the week as the VN-Index pared losses. PV Power's Vung Ang II thermal power plant, Ha Tinh Province. The company shares surged on Friday, hitting the maximum daily gain of 7 per cent. - VNS/VNA Photo On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index rose 0.01 per cent to finish Friday at 1,168.69 points. The index extended the previous losses in the morning session, down 0.22 per cent. The market breadth turned positive as 264 stocks increased while 169 stocks dropped. And 67 stocks ended flat. More than 594.8 million shares were traded Friday, worth nearly VND15 trillion.