The VNI managed to gain 5.4% but met a strong resistance at 590. Most best performing stocks were mid cap properties, despite some supportive news proving to be inaccurate. Blue chips, on the other hand, attracted the most foreign inflows (MSN, HSG and VIC). Average liquidity continued to flourish (now USD160mn), improving 65% on the HSX and 74% on the HNX vs. January 2013.