The VN-Index closed on 13 October at approximately 1,719 points, down nearly two points for its fifth consecutive decline, VnExpress reports. Gains in VIC and VHM could not offset selling across mid- and small-cap stocks. Around 90 shares rose while nearly 200 fell on the Ho Chi Minh City exchange. Trading value was about VND13.2 trillion, and foreign investors recorded a fifteenth net-selling session. These figures describe the completed session without forecasting subsequent market direction.