Despite most Asian markets falling sharply after an overnight drop on Wall Street, the VN-Index climbed in afternoon trading to close up by three tenths of a percent for the second day in a row. For the week, the VN-Index slid four tenths of a percent; however, the index jumped 10.6% for the month of February. Steelmaker HPG (+3.3%) advanced to a record high and was the top contributor to the day’s gain. In the banking sector, BID (+1.5%), ACB (+2.0%), VPB (+1.0%) and MBB (+1.3%) incre