At the close of trading, the VN-Index fell by 24.17 points (-1.46%), settling at 1,634.45 points, while the HNX-Index dropped 2.01 points (-0.73%), closing at 274.23 points. Market breadth favored decliners, with 546 stocks falling and 206 advancing. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, as 27 stocks declined, 2 rose, and 1 remained unchanged.