VCSC Daily - Strong day from banking sector lifts VN-Index despite first Omicron case in Vietnam

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• Market wrap: Strong day from banking sector lifts VN-Index despite first Omicron case in Vietnam

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Market wrap: Strong day from banking sector lifts VN-Index despite first Omicron case in Vietnam

Despite news regarding the discovery of the first case of the Omicron variant in Vietnam, the VN-Index increased by four tenths of a percent on Tuesday, marking its third straight positive session as investors continued to focus their buying efforts on banking stocks.

* GAS (+2.3%) was the top contributor to the day’s gain.

* Several bank tickers were strong, including STB (+6.9%), HDB (+6.1%), EIB (+6.4%), CTG (+1.5%), TPB (+3.2%) and ACB (+1.5%).

* In the real estate sector, GVR (-1.9%), NVL (-2.2%) and VRE (-1.6%) declined. On the other hand, DIG (+5.4%) has jumped nearly 13% over the last two days.