The VN-Index was up for most of Tuesday’s session before dropping in the final hour of trading to close down by a mere one hundredth of a percent while liquidity on HOSE soared to USD412.7mn. Dairy manufacturer VNM (-1.2%) was the day’s top contributing decliner. Airlines VJC (+7.0%) and HVN (+5.8%) surged following positive developments regarding a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Banks VCB (-0.5%), CTG (-1.1%), LPB (-3.6), MBB (-0.8%) and TPB (-2.0%) decreased.