The VN-Index climbed 1.5% on the first trading day of 2021 as trading liquidity on HOSE skyrocketed to USD703.9mn while there were 241 gainers to just 67 decliners. VHM (+2.8%) hit a 13-month high and was the top contributor to the day’s gain. It was a strong day for banks as TCB (+4.8%), VPB (+5.2%), VCB (+1.1%), CTG (+2.7%) and MBB (+4.1%) made significant gains. GAS (+2.5%) jumped to its highest share price since January 30, 2020. Steelmakers HPG (+2.0%) and HSG (+7.0%)