* Water Sector: BWE’s 2024 NPAT guidance implies downside risk to our forecast, TDM’s January volume weak vs BWE
* Fixed Income January 2024: VST plans to issue VND400tn of G-bonds in 2024
* Water Sector: Water tariff hike delay, earnings to jump from 2025
* HDG: Real estate recovery to support earnings growth in 2024F - Update
* HPG: Entering 2024-25F high growth phase - Update
* IDC: Strong profit growth in 2024F; solid expansion pipeline - Update
* MBB: Strong growth in TOI to drive earnings growth in 2024F - Update
* Market wrap: VN-Index advances 1.3% on surging large-cap stocks

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Market wrap: VN-Index advances 1.3% on surging large-cap stocks
The VN-Index advanced 1.3% (+15.3 pts) on Monday to close at 1,224.9. Large-cap stocks in the real estate and food & beverage sectors primarily lifted the market. In total, there were 298 gainers, 217 laggards, and 52 stocks that were unchanged. Total trading volume shot up to USD1.0bn.  
* Vingroup stocks posted strong performances as VIC (+6.9%), VHM (+6.7%), and VRE (+6.9%) surged. BCM (+1.1%) and KBC (+1.6%) also gained.  
* In food & beverage, conglomerate MSN (+4.1%) and milk producer VNM (+2.7%) climbed, as did fruit grower HAG (+1.96%). Beer producer SAB (-0.2%) declined.
* There were significant gains across other industries as GAS (+3.5%), electricity company POW (+4.4%), steel maker HPG (+2.1%), oil & gas company PLX (+2.7%), and retailer MWG (+1.1%) advanced.  
* In banking, VCB (+0.7%), BID (+1.5%), CTG (+0.4%), and TCB (+1.0%) gained. VPB (-0.3%), MBB (-0.2%), STB (-0.3%), and SSB (-0.9%) decreased.

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