The VN-Index was in positive territory for most of Friday's trading session but a slump in the afternoon left the index down less than a tenth of a percent at the close. Combined trading value in HCMC and Hanoi reached USD330 million, a record high, helped by USD111 million of put-through trades of MSN shares. The index dropped 0.8% this week, adding to last week's 1.3% pullback. PNJ (+1.7%) reached a fresh record high and is up 11% over the last three days since announcing strong Q1 results