At the close of trading, the VN-Index fell by 10.92 points (-0.66%), settling at 1,649 points, while the HNX-Index dropped 2.33 points (-0.87%), closing at 265.03 points. Market breadth was overwhelmingly negative, with 430 decliners outpacing 270 advancers. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, as 23 stocks declined, 5 advanced, and 2 remained unchanged.