Russian bank VTB says January-August profit down 4% y/y

Russia's second-largest lender VTB RUS:VTBR said on Tuesday net profit for January to August fell 4% year-on-year to 314.8 billion roubles ($3.73 billion), while August net profit doubled from a year earlier to 49.2 billion roubles.The bank said its secondary public offering was still planned for t…