The VN-Index opened the month of June by gaining 1.6% on Monday while trading turnover on HOSE surged to USD316.1mn. Blue chip stocks performed particularly well with the VN30 Index jumping 1.9% as investors looked to buy in on two months of positive momentum. VHM (+3.3%) was the leading contributing gainer for the second session in a row, reaching a 12-week high. Several financial tickers were among the day’s top contributing gainers, including BID (+3.4%), VCB (+1.5%), CTG (+4.4%),