Market wrap: Stocks decline but extend positive weekly trend. The VN-Index slid four tenths of a percent on Friday but jumped 1.8% this week for the market’s fourth week of gains in the last five. Trading value on HOSE rose to USD282mn. HPG (-6.7%) was the top contributor to the day’s loss, plunging in heavy trading after announcing 2019 guidance yesterday. VCB (-1.5%) and MSN (-2.4%) also weighed on the index.