Vietcap Daily - VN-Index inches up despite declines from a majority of VN30 stocks

* GAS Analyst Meeting: GAS sets conservative guidance for 2024, potential downside risk to our 2024 forecasts, pending a fuller review
* GVR lowers its 2023G PAT guidance by 21% to VND3.36tn (USD138mn) vs our 2023F PAT forecast of VND4.0tn (USD166mn)
* STB: 2023 preliminary PBT fulfils full-year guidance
* VTP: Viettel Post has been approved to be listed on HOSE
* DIG: Gradual recovery in property sales to drive earnings in 2024 - Update
* Market wrap: VN-Index inches up despite declines from a majority of VN30 stocks

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Market wrap: VN-Index inches up despite declines from a majority of VN30 stocks

The VN-Index traded in a narrow range on Friday before closing at 1,103.06 (+0.06%) with 9 gainers and 14 losers in the VN30 Index basket.

* BID rose by 1.6% to a new high since September 2023 and was the biggest contributor to the gain of the VN-Index, followed by GVR and banking names such as STB, MBB, LPB and HDB.

* Industrial tickers performed well, including BMP, HDG, CTR, PC1 and GEX.

* Real estate stocks traded mixed with gains from VHM, IDC, PDR and SZC and losses from DXG, DIG and VIC while NVL, NLG, KDH were unchanged.

* Large-cap stocks in the consumer sector declined, including MSN, SAB, VNM, PNJ and MWG.