At the close of trading, the VN-Index fell by 6.56 points (-0.39%), settling at 1,658.62 points, while the HNX-Index dropped by 0.68 points (-0.25%), closing at 276.24 points. Market breadth tilted toward the downside, with 434 decliners outpacing 323 advancers. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, as 24 stocks declined, 4 advanced, and 2 remained unchanged.