VCSC Daily - VHM, VRE lead VN-Index to slight gain - GAS, PNJ

The VN-Index finished higher after a choppy trading session on Thursday, edging up by two tenths of a percent. Trading turnover on HOSE was subdued, reaching just USD166.6mn — well below the one-month average of USD200.4mn. VHM (+1.7%) snapped a four-session losing streak and was the leading contributor to the day’s gain. Fellow Vingroup subsidiary VRE (+5.0%) climbed for the third day in a row, hitting a six-week high. In the gas and petroleum sector, both GAS (+1.3%) and PLX (+1.5%)