The VN-Index closed down for the first time since February 24, sliding 1.5% as investors sold shares over concerns of HOSE potentially increasing the minimum trading lot from 100 shares to 1,000 shares in order to ease overload on the trading system. VHM (-1.5%) fell to a three-week low and was the top contributor to the day’s loss. Bank tickers were down across the board, led by TCB (-3.2%), BID (-2.4%), VCB (-1.1%) and MBB (-3.0%). Food & beverage manufacturers SAB (-2.6%)