The VN-Index increased for the second straight day as it closed up three tenths of a percent on Wednesday. Large cap stocks had a strong day with 26 of the VN30 Index’s 30 components posting gains. TCB (+2.3%) was the day’s leading contributing gainer as its share price jumped to a two-week high. Fellow banks VPB (+1.8%), MBB (+2.1%) and STB (+1.8%) also gained. Meanwhile, CTG (-2.0%) pulled back following its 4.3% gain on Tuesday. POW (+7.0%), SBT (+6.7%) and VHC (+7.0%) surged.