At the close of trading, the VN-Index fell by 13.05 points (-0.75%), settling at 1,729.8 points, while the HNX-Index dropped 0.45 points (-0.18%), closing at 250.53 points. Market breadth was overwhelmingly negative, with 479 decliners outpacing 245 advancers. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, as 18 stocks declined, 10 advanced, and 2 remained unchanged.