At the close of trading, the VN-Index fell by 8.34 points (-0.44%), settling at 1,885.44 points, while the HNX-Index dropped by 0.45 points (-0.18%), closing at 252.66 points. Market breadth was overwhelmingly negative, with 496 decliners outpacing 240 advancers. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, as 20 stocks declined, 9 advanced, and 1 remained unchanged.