A late surge from VIC helped the VN-Index to close up by seven tenths of a percent on Friday, ending the index’s four-session losing streak. For the week, the VN-Index fell 3.7%, which was its first negative week since September 7-11. Nevertheless, the VN-Index closed the month of October up 2.2%. VIC (+5.8%) experienced its largest single-day increase in nearly seven months. Meanwhile, Vingroup subsidiary VRE (-1.2%) finished the week down 10.8%. In the banking sector, HDB (+2.5%)