On Thursday, the VN-Index reached an intraday high of 888.20 before a sharp sell-off in the final hour of trading brought the index down to 883.90, closing the day up three tenths of a percent. Banks VCB (+1.2%), BID (+1.9%) and CTG (+2.7%) were the day’s top three contributing gainers. On the other end of the spectrum, HDB (-2.5%) pulled back after surging 20% over the previous four sessions. VNM (+1.0%) climbed to a 19-week high. Among Vingroup tickers, VRE (+1.1%)