Vietcap Daily - VN-Index soars on back of large-cap stocks, up 3.4%

* DGW Analyst Meeting Note: Expecting new brands to be the main driver of 2024 growth

* PNJ: Well-positioned to spearhead industry growth in 2024-25 - Update

* Market wrap: VN-Index soars on back of large-cap stocks, up 3.4%

----------------------------------------

Market wrap: VN-Index soars on back of large-cap stocks, up 3.4%

All members of the VN30 group in the VN-Index made gains on Thursday, propelling the session up 35.8 points to close at 1,075.5 (+3.4%). Investors’ buying drive was strong in the session and total volume increased from yesterday to USD593.9mn.

* Banks VCB (+1.4%), BID (+4.1%), VPB (+2.5%), and CTG (+3.1%) gave a large boost to the session.

* Real estate firm VHM (+3.9%) rebounded after a five-session slide while its parent company VIC (+2.6%) also gained.

* SAB (+6.9%) and MSN (+5.4%) shot up and VNM (+0.7%) rose as the food & beverage group had a strong session.

* In technology, FPT (+4.2%) gained for the third consecutive day.

* GAS (+2.9%) and HPG (+5.4%) climbed.