At the close of trading, the VN-Index dropped 35.66 points (-2.02%), settling at 1,731.19 points, while the HNX-Index fell 0.97 points (-0.35%), closing at 276.11 points. Market breadth favored decliners, with 474 stocks falling and 283 advancing. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, as 26 stocks declined, 3 rose, and 1 remained unchanged.