Market wrap: Stocks slide on large caps, banks. The VN-Index dropped for a third day in the last four, closing down nine tenths of a percent on Friday. Despite the decline today, the index rose 0.6% this week after a 0.9% fall the previous week. VNM (-1.9%) was the top contributor to the day’s loss, followed by GAS (-1.9%) and VIC (-0.9%). Most banks pulled back, led by BID (-2.6%), TCB (-1.9%) and CTG (-1.4%).