Vietcap Daily - VN-Index sees slight decline of 0.2% - BSR, GEX, HDG, PVT, DHC

* BSR: 2024 earnings forecast faces downside risk due to weak refining market
* GEX: EIB announces plan to pay 2023 cash and stock dividends
* HDG - EGM Note: Chairman to transition to Founding Chairman role for continued support
* PVT: PVT to pay 2023 cash dividend of VND300/share
* DHC: Gradual improvement in price spread - Update
* Market wrap: VN-Index sees slight decline of 0.2%

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Market wrap: VN-Index sees slight decline of 0.2%

On Wednesday, the VN-Index saw a decline of 0.2% (-1.96 pts) to close the trading day at 1,253.3. This is the third consecutive trading day that the index has declined. Throughout the index, there were 170 gainers, 218 laggards, and 82 stocks that were unchanged. Total trading volume signficantly decreased compared to the previous trading day to USD521.1mn.

* Six banks were among the top-ten stocks weighing most on the index. These were VCB (-0.7%), SSB (-5.9%), BID (-0.4%), TCB (-0.7%), OCB (-1.7%), and ACB (-0.4%). VPB (+0.6%) and MBB (+0.6%) gained.

* There were mixed performances in the real estate sector. VHM (+0.5%) and PDR (+1.2%) saw their share prices increase, VRE (-0.5%) and BCM (-0.1%) declined, NVL (-6.7%) plunged, and VIC (0.0%) and KDH (0.0%) were unchanged.  

* Gainers from other sectors positively affecting the index included steel maker HPG (+0.8%), airlines HVN (+2.2%) and VJC (+0.8%), tech company FPT (+0.5%), financial services FTS (+2.1%), and construction & materials company VGC (+1.5%).  

* Other laggards of note were utility company GAS (-0.7%), milk producer VNM (-0.4%), oil & gas companies PLX (-1.3%) and PVD (-1.1%), and securities company VND (-1.4%).

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