At the close of trading, the VN-Index fell by 11.94 points (-0.63%), settling at 1,870.79 points, while the HNX-Index dropped by 5.47 points (-2.12%), closing at 252.96 points. Market breadth was overwhelmingly negative, with 504 decliners outpacing 239 advancers. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, as 19 stocks declined, 8 advanced, and 3 remained unchanged.