Customers entrusted insurance payments to Ngoc, who instead of depositing them into the company's account, misappropriated the funds for personal expenses.
After a day of intense volatility, the index weakened and closed below the reference point. A clear downtrend dominated the afternoon session. At the close, the VN-Index dropped 10 points to 1,685, while the HNX-Index fell nearly 2% to 273.