The VN-Index jumped 1.2% on Thursday to close at 1,200.94 — just shy of the all-time high of 1,204.33 achieved on April 9, 2018 — as investors continued to purchase banking shares. Banks continued to perform strongly, led by VCB (+2.0%), BID (+3.9%), TCB (+4.1%), CTG (+2.4%) and VPB (+2.8%). vIC (+1.8%) advanced to a two-week high. Food & beverage manufacturers VNM (+2.0%) and MSN (+1.9%) gained.