VN-Index climbed seven tenths of a percent on Wednesday as real estate and banking stocks exhibited momentum. In addition, trading turnover on HOSE surged to USD777.6mn compared to the one-month average of USD660.2mn. VIC (+1.6%) and its subsidiary VHM (+1.7%) were the top two contributors to the day’s gain. GAS (-1.8%) and PLX (-1.4%) have declined 3.2% and 4.4%, respectively, in the past two days.