At the close of trading, the VN-Index dipped 1.06 points (-0.06%), settling at 1,654.93 points, while the HNX-Index fell 1.1 points (-0.42%), closing at 263.13 points. Market breadth favored decliners, with 419 stocks falling and 257 advancing. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, as 17 constituents declined, 9 rose, and 4 remained unchanged.