The market closed with the VN-Index down 1.74 points (-0.13%) to 1,345.51, while the HNX-Index bucked the trend and rose 1.25 points (+0.55%) to 230.19. The market breadth tilted towards decliners, with 379 stocks falling versus 340 advancing. The large-cap stocks also painted a gloomy picture, as reflected in the VN30 basket, where 21 stocks retreated, 6 advanced, and 3 remained unchanged.