Domestic stocks trimmed earlier gains to close with a small advance on Tuesday. The VN-Index rose by 0.24% to close at 988.13 with 144 gainers to 170 losers on the HOSE. VCB (+2%), VNM (+1.9%) and VIC (+0.9%) were the leading contributors to today’s gain. HPG (+0.7%), PHR (+3.3%) and VRE (+0.3%) bounced back from yesterday’s declines to close in positive territory. On the negative side, half of the VN30’s tickers dropped, including SAB (-1%), MSN (-1.3%), CTG (-1.2%)