VN-Index rises for three consecutive daysThe VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) on March 21 increased for three consecutive days to reach 1,170 points, up nearly 10 points over the previous day. In early morning, the index rose 7.78 points to 1,167.17 points, which over 6 million shares worth nearly 141 billion VND changed hands. More than 77 million units valued at 3,898 billion VND were traded. As many as 69 million shares were traded with a total value of 1,268 billion VND. The transaction volume reached over 20 million units worth 350 billion VND.