Vietcap Daily - VN-Index rises 0.3% to close week - BWE, MWG, KDH, PVT, VIC, VHM, VRE

* Power Sector: Approved proposal of Revised PDP VIII with 33% higher installed capacity
* MoIT announces temporary anti-dumping tariffs on imported HRC from China (19.38%–27.83%); Significant upside for HPG
* BWE: January consolidated NPAT completes 8% of full-year forecast, in line with expectation
* MWG’s Analyst Meeting: Company confident in revenue, net profit target for 2025; plans share buyback, cash dividends
* KDH: New medium-scale projects to boost 2025/26F presales - Update
* PVT: Robust earnings growth ahead with 30% YoY fleet expansion - Update
* VIC, VHM, VRE: Solid property sales; rising EV deliveries; ongoing funding demand supported by Chairman’s grants - Update
* Market wrap: VN-Index rises 0.3% to close week

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Market wrap: VN-Index rises 0.3% to close week

On Friday, the VN-Index rose 0.3% (+3.8 pts) to close the trading week at 1,296.8. After falling on Monday, the index has gained for four consecutive days (1.5% net gain for the week). Across the index, there were 202 gainers, 258 laggards, and 76 stocks unchanged. Total trading volume declined from the previous trading day to USD623.2mn.

* In the banks sector, VCB (+1.5%), CTG (+1.6%), VPB (+1.3%), and ACB (+0.9%) posted strong gains. TCB (-0.2%) was the only large-cap decliner in the sector.

* In real estate, VHM (-0.6%), VIC (-0.7%), VRE (-0.6%), and KDH (-1.6%) dropped while BCM (+3.5%), NVL (+0.5%), and SIP (+2.1%) gained.

* Some of the noteworthy gainers from other sectors included rubber producer GVR (+0.2%), milk producer VNM (+1.2%), retailer MWG (+2.5%), utility company POW (+1.2%), and insurance company BVH (+1.9%).

* Notable laggards included tech company FPT (-0.7%), steelmaker HPG (-0.4%), food & beverage conglomerate MSN (-0.6%), utility company GAS (-0.6%), and airline HVN (-0.5%).