Amidst a lack of buying momentum, the market deepened its decline into the red, following unsuccessful recovery attempts near the 1,640-point threshold. By the end of the morning session, the VN-Index closed at 1,635.84 points, down 1.37%, while the HNX-Index fell 0.69% to 274.34 points. Selling pressure dominated, with 466 decliners outpacing 208 gainers. Foreign investors continued their net selling streak, offloading 1.4 trillion VND across all three exchanges.