The VN-Index surged at the end of the session on Friday to close up by 1.5%. After trading volume was subdued on Wednesday and Thursday, liquidity on HOSE jumped to USD266.6mn. For the week, the index climbed six tenths of a percent. VIC (+6.9%) soared in the last 30 minutes of trading, reaching a one-month high.Banks BID (+2.3%), CTG (+2.0%), VCB (+0.5%), VPB (+2.2%) and TCB (+1.5%) increased.