HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese stock market increased on Monday in line with the short-term uptrend, while foreign investors continued the net selling. The VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange closed higher at 1,160.19 points, up 5.51 points, or 0.48 per cent. The VN30-Index, which tracks the 30 biggest stocks on HoSE, also increased 2.38 per cent, or 0.2 per cent, to 1,163.52 points. During the session, investors poured over VNĐ1.7 trillion into the northern bourse, equal to a trading volume of 85.48 million shares. However, foreign investors continued to net sell on both main exchanges with a total value of VNĐ251.74 billion.