On Thursday, the VN-Index increased for its third straight session, closing up by eight tenths of a percent despite foreign investors breaking a four-session net buying streak. The VN-Index fell seven tenths of a percent for the holiday-shortened week, ending a streak of four consecutive weekly gains. For the month, the VN-Index gained 4.0%. Bank tickers surged, led by VPB (+6.4%), CTG (+2.6%), TCB (+2.6%), VCB (+1.0%), ACB (+2.5%) and BID (+1.0%). Real estate developer NVL (+2.7%)