Markets kicked off the week in negative territory with the HNX hitting a record low after notching its fifth consecutive slide. Despite turning up after the opening bell, the indices failed to hold ground and plunged in the red with 336 laggards collectively. Reversing from an intraday 3-point gain in early trading, the VNIndex slid 0.05 points to stay at 410.52 (-0.01%) with laggards outstripping advancers 151:79 with 45 limit-down.