Trading was choppy today as the index bobbed between positive and negative territory three times before closing down 1.59 points (almost the same amount as yesterday's gain), or 0.3%, to 626.41. Real estate developer VIC (-2.8%) made the largest contribution to the index, followed by financial firms VCB (-0.4%), CTG (-0.6%), BID (-0.6%) and BVH (-0.8%). On the positive side, steel maker HPG (+1.0%) rose to 0.3% shy of a record high.