VCSC Daily - VN-Index edges up to near two-month high

* World Bank raises Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast in 2022 to 7.5%
* Government reduces import tax rate for petroleum products
* IDC announces to pay first interim FY2022 dividend of VND2,000/share — equivalent to 3.2% dividend yield
* PHR standalone company released Q3 2022 PBT guidance of VND220bn (USD9.6mn)
* NLG: Solid backlog to drive medium-term profit growth – Update
* FPT: FPT expects to maintain growth amid uncertainties - Analyst Meeting Note
* SAB: Management expects growth to continue - Analyst Meeting Note
* Market wrap: VN-Index edges up to near two-month high

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Market wrap: VN-Index edges up to near two-month high

The VN-Index edged up by two-tenths of a percent on Tuesday to close at a nearly two-month high of 1,258.85.

* NVL (+1.8%) increased for the ninth consecutive session and was the top contributor to the day’s gain.

* Steel manufacturer HPG (+2.1%) advanced for the second day in a row.

* VIC (+1.1%) ended a two-session losing streak, but its subsidiary VHM (-1.0%) fell for the third straight session.

* VCB (-1.5%) was the day’s top contributing decliner.