FPT/VIC duo lose steam heading into close. The market opened this week with a bang, surging 5 points to reach a high of 606.79 points. However, profit-taking activities during the day progressively eroded gains and eventually pushed the index down 3 points (or -0.5%) to close at 598.61 points. On the flipside, trading showed solid liquidity as blue chips played a larger role in the market of late and the end of the day saw USD 111m worth of shares traded.