The VN-Index rose by eight tenths of a percent for a second straight day on Thursday to extend a four-day post-Tet rally. Trading value on HOSE remained above USD200mn. VIC (+3.6%) was again the top contributor to the day’s gain, jumping 14% so far this week to a record high. Its subsidiaries, VHM (+2.4%) and VRE (+3.6%), made the second and third biggest contributions to the index’s increase.