The holiday spirit started to weigh on the market as investor contracted their trading size. The total turnover figure still maintained a modest level of USD 84.3m. The VNI closed down 2 more points and notched up a 4th consecutive down session, ending today at 564.27 points. On a technical view, the short-term downtrend is expected to be kept in check as the VNI draws support from the 560 level.