The market closed with notable losses, as the VN-Index dipped by 11.94 points (-0.94%) to close at 1,263.26, while the HNX-Index fell by 1.52 points (-0.66%), settling at 227.97. The market breadth was overwhelmingly bearish, with 489 declining stocks outweighing 270 advancing stocks. Within the large-cap VN30 basket, bears held the edge, as evidenced by 16 tickers in the red versus 9 in the green, while 5 remained unchanged.