The VN-Index plummeted 5.3% on Monday — its steepest daily decline since March — after new cases of community transmission of COVID-19 were reported in Da Nang and Quang Nai Province. Notably, more than 150 tickers fell to the daily trading floor as trading turnover on HOSE surged to USD302.7mn. VHM (-6.7%) was the leading contributing decliner for the second straight session. Moreover, parent company VIC (-3.4%) slumped to a near four-month low. Banks nosedived on the day