At the close of trading, the VN-Index fell by 27.59 points (-1.51%), settling at 1,802.91 points, while the HNX-Index dipped by 0.37 points (-0.15%), closing at 252.47 points. Market breadth leaned toward the negative, with 367 decliners outpacing 330 advancers. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, as 16 stocks declined, 11 advanced, and 3 remained unchanged.