After fluctuating around 575 for much of the day, the VN-Index lost its momentum and fell in late afternoon trading, losing 0.7% to close at 570.7. Negative sentiment spread through the market and intensified toward the end of the day with laggards outnumbering gainers by 1.4 times. Large-caps were the primary decliners with the VN-30 Index losing 0.6% as GAS (-2.8%), VCB (-1.9%), BID (-2.3%) taking out most of the points.