The VN-Index was down as much as six tenths of a percent in early afternoon trading on Thursday before climbing back to close down by just one tenth of a percent. Trading turnover on HOSE was subdued at just USD163.0mn — significantly lower than the one-month average of USD288.7mn. VIC (-1.2%) was the leading contributor to the day’s loss. Furthermore, VIC’s subsidiary, VRE (-0.9%) retreated after gaining 6.6% on Wednesday. SAB (+2.4%) was the day’s top contributing gainer