The VN-Index inched down for the second straight day as it fell five hundredths of a percent on Thursday. HPG (-1.8%) was the leading contributor to the day’s small loss, followed by PLX (-1.6%) and NVL (-1.6%). Since the beginning of October, PLX and NVL have dropped 5.9% and 3.9%, respectively. The top three contributing gainers were GAS (+0.8%), VRE (+1.2%) and HVN (+1.9%). Regarding HVN, the airline’s stock has jumped 8.6% over the past three sessions.