Market wrap: Stocks advance, end first half down. The VN-Index broke a three-day slump on Friday, closing up four tenths of a percent. The index fell 2.7% for the week for a third straight week of losses and ended June off 1.8% for a third negative month in a row. In Q2, the market plunged 19%, giving back all of the gains of Q1, when the index jumped 19%. The index was down 2.4% in H1.