Market wrap: Stocks climb to scratch out third week of gains. The VN-Index traded in positive territory for the entire session on Friday and was poised for a strong gain after rising as much as 1.2% in the afternoon. However, a late pullback left the index up half a percent at its lowest level of the day at the close. Trading value on HOSE was tepid at USD153mn, well below the daily average of the last year of USD246mn.