The VN-Index inched down by less than one tenth of a percent on Wednesday as investor took profits after three consecutive positive sessions. Several banking stocks edged down, including VCB (-0.5%), TCB (-0.9%), BID (-0.4%) and MBB (-0.8%). Brewer SAB (-1.2%) declined after gaining 3.8% in the previous two sessions. Steel manufacturer HPG (-1.4%) fell for the second day in a row.