The VN-Index dropped 1% on Thursday — the first time the index has declined in back-to-back sessions since the end of October — as investors sold shares following recent technical glitches on HOSE that caused transactions to lag. Banks were mostly down across the board with notable decliners including BID (-2.4%), TCB (-2.6%), CTG (-1.6%), ACB (-2.8%) and HDB (-3.3%). Conversely, MSB (+1.8%) increased. Vingroup tickers VHM (-1.3%) and VRE (-2.1%) fell. GVR (-1.4%) decreased