The VN-Index slumped for the second day in a row, falling three tenths of a percent on Friday while trading liquidity on HOSE surged to more than USD785mn. Nevertheless, the VN-Index gained six tenths of a percent for the week. Banks had a mixed day. VCB (-2.5%) was the leading contributor to the day’s loss while BID (-1.1%), TCB (-0.8%) and VIB (-1.0%) also declined. On the other hand, VPB (+1.1%), STB (+2.2%) and LPB (+3.7%) increased. FPT (+3.1%) jumped to a 52-week high and was