At the close of trading, the VN-Index fell by 5.39 points (-0.32%), settling at 1,660.7 points, while the HNX-Index dropped by 1.59 points (-0.57%), closing at 276.06 points. Market breadth tilted toward the downside, with 432 decliners outpacing 305 advancers. Similarly, the VN30 basket saw red dominate, as 21 stocks declined, 5 advanced, and 4 remained unchanged.