At the close of trading, the VN-Index dropped 22.65 points (-1.38%), settling at 1,617 points, while the HNX-Index fell 6.67 points (-2.51%), closing at 259.18 points. Market breadth was overwhelmingly negative, with 468 decliners outpacing 229 advancers. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, as 23 stocks declined, 4 advanced, and 3 remained unchanged.