On Thursday, the VN-Index climbed to a three-week high as it increased six tenths of a percent in the first trading session of 2020. Large cap stocks particularly had a positive impact as 22 stocks in the VN30 Index advanced. Banks had a strong start to 2020. BID (+1.6%) was the leading contributor to the day’s gain while CTG (+2.9%) jumped to a two-week high. VCB (+0.7%), VPB (+2.1%), MBB (+1.9%) and TCB (+1.1%) also gained. Steel stocks performed well with HPG (+2.1%), HSG (+4.9%) and