At the end of the trading session on December 30, 2023, the price of SJC 9999 gold bars in Ho Chi Minh City was VND 71 million per tael for buying and VND 74 million per tael for selling. The price of SJC 4-digit 9 gold bars was listed in Hanoi for buying at VND 71 million per tael and for selling at VND 74.02 million per tael.

Meanwhile, the price of SJC gold bars traded at DOJI in Hanoi closed on December 30, 2023 at 68 million VND per tael for buying and 74 million VND per tael for selling.

The international spot gold price on Kitco closed the trading session last weekend at 2,062 USD per ounce. Meanwhile, the gold futures price was at 2,071 USD per ounce.

Gold prices today, January 1, on the international market are forecast to continue to increase at the beginning of the new year in the context of a weakening USD and low bond yields.

On the stock market , at the end of the last trading session of 2023, the VN-Index increased by 1 point, to 1,129.93 points. The HNX-Index decreased by 0.31 points, to 231.04 points. The UPCoM-Index increased by 0.07 points, to 87.04 points.

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USD price tends to increase (Photo: Hoang Ha)

The central exchange rate between the Vietnamese Dong and the US dollar announced by the State Bank on December 29, 2023 was 23,866 VND/USD, down 38 VND compared to the previous session. The USD price at commercial banks on December 31, 2023 was listed around 24,050-24,420 VND/USD (buy - sell).

The world USD price tends to increase. The DXY index - measuring the strength of the USD compared to 6 major currencies - ended last week at 101.38 points, up 0.15% compared to the previous session.

International oil prices are forecast to trend downward at the beginning of the new year. Oil prices in the last trading week of 2023 recorded the first week of decline after 2 consecutive weeks of increase.

In the domestic market, the selling price of gasoline and oil today, January 1, 2024, is applied according to the price at the operating session on the afternoon of December 28, 2023.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance have jointly adjusted gasoline prices to keep the price of RON 95 gasoline unchanged, slightly reduce the price of E5 gasoline, and increase the price of diesel.

Specifically, the price of E5 gasoline decreased to 21,180 VND per liter. The price of RON 95 gasoline remained at 22,140 VND per liter.

Diesel price increased to 19,780 VND per liter. Kerosene price decreased to 20,450 VND per liter.

Financial news on the morning of December 31, 2023: Gold prices improve, oil decreases, USD increases. Gold prices today, December 31, on the world market ended a prosperous year, domestic gold prices traded at a high level. Meanwhile, world oil prices decreased slightly at the end of the week. Meanwhile, international USD prices tend to increase.