Vietcap Daily - VN-Index ticks up 0.2% - CTG, PLC, HSG, NKG, PVS

* CTG: Strong credit growth to drive EPS performance - AGM Note
* PLC: Asphalt, lubricant recovery pave way to double earnings - AGM Note
* HSG: Challenging year expected despite short-term relief - Update
* NKG: Front-loaded inventory temporarily buffers export headwinds - Update
* PVS: Conservative accounting to weigh on short-term earnings - Update
* Market wrap: VN-Index ticks up 0.2%

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Market wrap: VN-Index ticks up 0.2%

The VN-Index ticked up 0.2% (+1.9 pts) on Friday to close the trading week at 1,219.1. Half of the top ten stocks positively contributing to the index were banks. Across the index, there were 321 gainers, 136 laggards, and 72 unchanged stocks. Total trading volume increased from the previous trading day to USD834.9mn.

* The five banks among the index leaders today were SHB (+6.6%), VPB (+2.4%), EIB (+4.7%), MBB (+1.1%), and CTG (+0.5%). VCB, TCB, and SSB were unchanged.

* Real estate blue chips VIC (-6.9%) and VHM (-3.2%) plunged, while BCM (+0.9%), NVL (+3.3%), KBC (+1.4%), and SIP (+4.1%) surged.

* Industrials stocks GEE (+4.6%), GEX (+4.6%), GMD (+5.8%), and VGC (+3.1%) jumped.

* Noteworthy gainers from other sectors included tech company FPT (+2.0%), rubber producer GVR (+1.2%), milk producer VNM (+1.1%), oil & gas company BSR (+1.3%), food & beverage conglomerate MSN (+1.2%), and retailers PNJ (+3.9%) and FRT (+2.4%).