At the close of trading, the VN-Index dropped 52.01 points (-3.06%), settling at 1,646.89 points, while the HNX-Index fell 5.78 points (-2.26%), closing at 250.09 points. Market breadth was overwhelmingly negative, with over 660 decliners and only 200 advancers. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw a sea of red, with 29 decliners and just 1 advancer.