At the close of trading, the VN-Index fell by 27.07 points (-1.45%), settling at 1,843.72, while the HNX-Index dropped 5.66 points (-2.24%), closing at 247.3. Market breadth was overwhelmingly negative, with 548 decliners outpacing 188 advancers. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, as 24 constituents declined and only 6 advanced.