At the end of the trading session on January 6, the price of SJC 9999 gold bars in Ho Chi Minh City was listed at VND72 million per tael for buying and VND75 million per tael for selling. Meanwhile, the price of SJC 4-digit 9 gold bars was listed in Hanoi at VND72 million per tael for buying and VND75.02 million per tael for selling.

Similarly, the price of SJC gold bars traded at DOJI in Hanoi at the end of the session on January 6 was also listed at 72 million VND per tael for buying and 75 million VND per tael for selling.

The international spot gold price on the Kitco floor closed the week at $2,045 an ounce. Meanwhile, the gold price for February 2024 delivery on the Comex floor in New York was at $2,052 an ounce.

Gold prices today, January 7, on the world market fluctuated strongly after the US employment report was better than expected. Meanwhile, domestic gold prices remained "still" at over 75 million VND/tael.

On the stock market , at the end of the trading session on January 5, the VN-Index increased by 3.96 points to 1,154.68 points. The HNX-Index increased by 0.2 points to 232.76 points. The UPCoM-Index increased by 0.2 points to 87.93 points with 173 stocks increasing and 124 stocks decreasing.

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International USD price tends to recover. (Photo: The New Republic)

The central exchange rate between the Vietnamese Dong and the US dollar announced by the State Bank on January 5 was 23,932 VND/USD, up 17 VND compared to the previous session. The USD price at commercial banks on January 6 was listed around 24,160-24,530 VND/USD (buy - sell).

Meanwhile, the world USD price tends to increase. The DXY index - measuring the strength of the USD compared to 6 major currencies - ended the week at 102.44 points, up 0.01% compared to the previous session.

World oil prices ended the last trading session of the first week of 2024 up more than 1 USD.

Oil prices rose after minutes from the US Federal Reserve meeting showed inflation was under control. Oil prices were also supported by news that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit the Middle East in an effort to try to contain tensions in the region.

In the domestic market, the selling prices of gasoline and oil today, January 7, are applied according to the prices at the management session on the afternoon of January 4 of the Ministry of Finance - Industry and Trade.

Accordingly, retail prices of gasoline and oil have been adjusted down, some down to 21,000 VND per liter.

Specifically, the price of E5 RON 92 gasoline decreased to 21,006 VND per liter. The price of RON 95 gasoline decreased to 21,916 VND per liter.

Diesel prices fell to VND19,368 per liter. Kerosene prices fell to VND19,957 per liter. Fuel oil prices fell to VND15,495 per kilogram.