VNI up, HNI down as volumes dwindle by half. The VNI gained 2 points to close at 377.27 (+0.54%) while the HNI lost 0.31 point to close at 50.75 (-0.61%). Trading turnover value was down 48% compared to Friday’s session. Recovery on the VNI was in part helped by a rebound in Vinamilk (VNM) and Masan (MSN). Both heavy-weight consumer stocks had dropped to limit-down prices in last Friday’s session. VNM closed up 4.1% and MSN closed up 3.4% to add more than 3 points to the VNI in Monday’s session.