VCSC Daily - VN-Index inches down despite solid performance from bank tickers

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* Market wrap: VN-Index inches down despite solid performance from bank tickers

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Market wrap: VN-Index inches down despite solid performance from bank tickers

The VN-Index inched down by a tenth of a percent on Friday with trading liquidity on HOSE dropping nearly 20% from Thursday’s session to USD805.1mn. For the week, the VN-Index declined by a tenth of a percent, which ended a streak of three consecutive positive weeks.

* MSN (-1.8%) fell for the second day in a row and was the top contributor to the day’s loss.

* DGC (-5.1%) plummeted 11.7% over the last two days.

* MWG (-1.1%) retreated, snapping a three-day winning streak.

* Bank tickers performed well, including MBB (+2.9%), TCB (+0.8%), MSB (+3.4%), ACB (+1.3%), and VIB (+1.7%).