Vietcap Daily - VN-Index drops in return from holiday - BID, BSR, BVH, GEG, GMD, GVR, HSG, HVN, NVL, PLX, PVT, SSI, VEA, VIB, VJC, VPB, VTP

* Weak global demand continues to drag exports and production
* Fed raises policy rate by quarter point
* Energy Sector: Oil price falls to USD73/bbl, implying downside risk to our average oil price assumption for 2023
* BID: Drop in provision expenses propels earnings growth - Earnings Flash
* BSR: Q1 2023 trails our expectation due to high input costs – Earnings Flash
* BVH: Strong financial income supports earnings - Earnings Flash
* GEG: Weak Q1 2023 earnings due to high financial expenses - Earnings Flash
* GMD: Port business performance remains weak in Q1 2023 - Earnings Flash
* GVR: Profit declines in Q1 2023 - lower than our expectation - Earnings Flash
* HSG: Profit turnaround driven by reversion of inventory provision - Earnings Flash
* HVN: Bottom line close to breakeven; GPM recovers strongly - Earnings Flash
* NVL: Sluggish project handovers drive Q1 2023 loss - Earnings Flash
* PLX: Q1 2023 results slightly trailed our expectation - Earnings Flash
* PVT: Q1 2023 results impacted by seasonal effects - Earnings Flash
* SSI: Margin lending, brokerage revenue drag profit growth - Earnings Flash
* VEA: Weak vehicle sales volume drags earnings in Q1 2023 - Earnings Flash
* VIB: NIM improves, asset quality deteriorates - Earnings Flash
* VJC: Recovery of core business drives positive bottom line - Earnings Flash
* VPB: NIM contracts; asset quality deteriorates - Earnings Flash
* VTP: Q1 2023 earnings rebound from bottom in Q4 2022 - Earnings Flash
* Market wrap: VN-Index drops in return from holiday

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Market wrap: VN-Index drops in return from holiday

On Thursday, the VN-Index returned from the holiday by closing down eight-tenths of a percent as the large-cap VN30 Index plunged 1.1%

* VCB (-2.2%) was the top contributor to the day’s loss. Fellow banks CTG (-2.1%), VPB (-1.8%) and TCB (-1.5%) also finished lower. Conversely, ACB (+2.1%) increased.

* Food & beverage manufacturers MSN (-3.4%), SAB (-3.1%) and VNM (-2.0%) declined.

* VIC (-1.5%) and its subsidiary VRE (-1.6%) dropped.

* Airline HVN (+6.6%) surged and was the day’s top contributing gainer.