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The index closed 6.34 points lower after gaining 0.27 points on Thursday.
Trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) increased by 46% to VND9.67 trillion ($411.62 million).
The VN-30 basket, comprising the 30 largest capped stocks, saw 23 tickers fall.
NVL of property developer Novaland Group plunged 5.6%, followed by PDR of Phat Dat Real Estate Development with a 3% decline.
MWG of electronics retail chain Mobile World and POW of electricity producer Petrovietnam Power Corporation both lost 2.7%.
HDB of HDBank and MSN of conglomerate Masan Group dropped 2.1%.
Five blue chips gained, led by SSI of leading brokerage SSI Securities Corporation with a 2.6% rise.
Foreign investors were net sellers to the tune of VND228.94 billion, mainly selling HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group and VPB of private lender VPBank.
The HNX-Index at the Hanoi Stock Exchange, where mid and small caps list, was up 0.15% while the UPCoM-Index at the Unlisted Public Companies Market was up by 0.18%.
