Astonishing rebound. Again, a familiar scenario in the first days of the New Year: markets open in the red but finishes strong with a late yet forceful turnaround led heavily by blue chips. On Thursday, the VNI swung from losing 0.17% after at-the-opening session into gaining an impressive 11.3 points, closing at 460.1. The HNI also suffered from a very slow start but heated up as well to settle at 60.5, gaining 1.5%.