The VN-Index was little changed on Thursday, slipping lower by less than a tenth of a percent amid less than average trading volume. Fertilizers tickers, such as DPM (+6.3%), DCM (+2.3%) and Hanoi-traded LAS (+9.5%) saw strong gains after the MOIT proposed to classify fertilizer makers as a category eligible for input VAT deductions. Local urea prices are also starting to catch up with a global urea rally and could see further increases in Q1.