The VN-Index posted its first gain since August 30 as it closed up seven tenths of a percent. Notably, the VN30 Index increased by 1% with 22 of its components advancing. Throughout Asia, markets were mostly up after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week delay in implementing a tariff increase on USD250bn of Chinese goods. Banks had a particularly strong day. VCB (+1.7%) was the leading contributor to the day’s gain. BID (+1.2%), CTG (+1.8%), MBB (+2.0%) and VPB (+2.0%) also