At the close of trading, the VN-Index fell by 6.89 points (-0.42%), settling at 1,645.82 points, while the HNX-Index dropped by 3.8 points (-1.41%), closing at 265.75 points. Market breadth favored decliners, with 513 stocks falling and 219 advancing. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, with 19 stocks declining, 10 rising, and 1 unchanged.