At the close of trading, the VN-Index dropped 43.54 points (-2.65%), settling at 1,599.1 points, while the HNX-Index fell 6.04 points (-2.27%), closing at 260.11 points. Market breadth was overwhelmingly negative, with 540 decliners outpacing 204 advancers. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, as 28 stocks declined and only 2 advanced.