Customers at VNDirect Securities Co (VND). VND hit the daily limit rise of 7 per cent on Monday. Photo courtesy of VND HÀ NỘI Vietnamese shares had a good start on Monday, driven by robust inflows on growing investor confidence. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange gained 1.28 per cent to end Monday's trading session at 1,081.08 points. The index had gained 2.06 per cent last week. Nearly 714 million shares were traded on the southern bourse, worth VNĐ14.3 trillion (US$616 million). Market breadth was positive with 292 gainers and 138 decliners. “Lasting from the previous session, the excited upturn helped the VN-Index continue to rise and successfully surpass the resistance level of 1,070 points,” said BIDV Securities Co.