Market wrap: Stocks slide to close week. After spending most of the day in positive territory, the VN-Index fell during afternoon trading on Friday to close down three tenths of a percent. For the week, the index was up a mere one hundredth of a percent. In the food and beverage manufacturing sector, VNM (-1.0%) and MSN (-1.2%) both dropped. Meanwhile, SAB (+1.0%) was the leading contributor among gainers and has jumped more than 6% in the last two weeks.