The VN-Index advanced for a fourth day in a row, inching closer to a fresh 10-year high by closing up three tenths of a percent. VCB (+2.1%) extended a 19% surge over the last two weeks and is up 51% this year amid investor speculation that the bank will announce strong Q4 results. HPG (+3.4%) rose to a record high and has jumped 30% over the last two months amid heavy foreign buying.