At the end of the trading session on December 28, the price of SJC 9999 gold bars in Ho Chi Minh City was VND74.5 million per tael for buying and VND77.5 million per tael for selling. The price of SJC 4-digit 9 gold bars was listed in Hanoi at VND74.5 million per tael for buying and VND77.52 million per tael for selling.

Meanwhile, the price of SJC gold bars traded at DOJI in Hanoi ended the session on December 28 at 72 million VND per tael for buying and 77.5 million VND per tael for selling.

The international spot gold price on Kitco floor at 9:58 p.m. on December 28, Vietnam time was at 2,078.64 USD per ounce. While the gold futures price was at 2,084.9 USD per ounce.

Gold prices today, December 29, on the world market continued to increase in the context of the USD falling very quickly. Meanwhile, the domestic SJC gold bar price continued to fluctuate strongly after the shock of increasing and decreasing by 4 to 5 million VND per tael in the previous session.

On the stock market , at the end of the trading session on December 28, the VN-Index increased by 6.94 points, to 1,128.93 points. The HNX-Index increased by 0.75 points, to 231.35 points. The UpCOM-Index increased by 0.51 points, to 86.97 points.

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USD price continues to fall (Photo: Reuters)

The central exchange rate between the Vietnamese Dong and the US dollar announced by the State Bank on December 28 was 23,904 VND/USD, up 19 VND compared to the previous session. The USD price at commercial banks on December 28 decreased slightly, listed at the end of the session around 24,100-24,470 VND/USD (buy - sell).

The world USD price is still going down. The DXY index - measuring the strength of the USD compared to 6 major currencies - at 9:52 p.m. on December 28, Vietnam time was at 100.98 points, down 0.01% compared to the previous session.

Today, December 29, the price of gasoline and oil on the international market continued to decline from the previous two sessions. Analysts said that oil prices plummeted due to oversupply and weak demand.

In the domestic market, the selling price of gasoline and oil today, December 29, is applied according to the price at the management session on the afternoon of December 28.

Accordingly, the price of gasoline and oil is jointly managed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade - Ministry of Finance in the direction of keeping the price of RON 95 gasoline unchanged, slightly reducing the price of E5 gasoline, and increasing the price of oil.

Specifically, the price of E5 gasoline decreased by 10 VND per liter, down to 21,180 VND per liter. The price of RON 95 gasoline remained at 22,140 VND per liter.

Meanwhile, the price of diesel increased by VND260 per liter, to VND19,780 per liter. The price of kerosene decreased by VND40 per liter, to VND20,450 per liter.