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Wrapping up the trading week of April 13-17, Vietnam's stock market continued its recovery, notably with the VN-Index returning to the 1,800-point level. As in recent weeks, the main driver of gains remained VIC. The market continued a week of notable gains, aligned with positive global market developments. From the 1,750 level at the end of last week, the VN-Index rose by more than 67 points to finish at 1,817.17. In particular, the move back to the 1,800 level marks a significant milestone. Trading value also improved modestly by about 3%, to over 25.1 trillion dong per day. The stock that contributed the most to the index's rebound was VIC of the Vingroup group, directly adding about 62.8 points. During the week, VIC traded strongly, peaking with two consecutive sessions (April 15-16) hitting the daily ceiling, pushing the share price to a historic high. Aside from VIC, ecosystem member VHM also rose sharply, contributing 13.9 points. On the downside, stocks such as LPB (2 points), GEE (1.2 points) and STB (1.1 points) declined but overall did not offset the gains. VIC and VHM continued to be the main drivers of VN-Index's recovery. VIC surged over the week. Similar to the VN-Index, the HNX-Index also posted a positive week, rising 8 points to 260. Trading value rose by nearly 7%, logging around 1.6 trillion dong per day. The Sunshine Group's KSF stock, with late-week pullbacks and a surge in liquidity, became the stock delivering the largest point contribution to the index, recording 10.6 points and dwarfing the rest.
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