After starting Wednesday strong by hitting the 958-point mark, the VN-Index declined through the remainder of the trading session to close at 951.4 points and up a mere three hundredths of a percent. Trading value on HOSE fell to USD117.3mn, well below the one-month average of USD173.8mn. VIC (+1.1%) was the top contributor to the small gain, followed by HVN (+1.3%), VNM (+0.3%) and SAB (+0.4%).