The VN-Index entered Friday’s afternoon session down more than 1%; however, the index recovered throughout the remainder of trading to ultimately close down by only two tenths of a percent. For the week, the index gained 1.1% to break a streak of three straight negative weeks. In the food and beverage manufacturing sector, MSN (+6.9%) surged to a six-week high. On the other hand, SAB (-3.8%) was the leading contributor to the day’s decline.