Earlier, the index closed 2.84 points higher after losing 4.06 points on Wednesday.
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 12 tickers gain.
The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange saw an increase of 0.38% while the UPCoM-Index at the Unlisted Public Companies Market was down by 0.27%.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) fell by 15% to VND11.70 trillion ($498.40 million).