VCSC daily - Markets down on Friday but up for the week – Proposals to kick start real estate – VPL visit note – S&P lowers VN local currency long-term rating 2011-08-22T00:00:00 Market Commentary Investors’ sentiment may have been dampened by the overall economic outlook in Asia, Europe and North America ending the recent rally. However, it was still a good week - the VNIndex ended the week up 4.28% while the HNXindex was up 3.5%.