World gold prices weaken.

During the trading session on June 28 (US time), world gold prices weakened to around $4,055. Photo: Reuters .

In the trading session on June 28th (US time), world gold prices fell by nearly $30 to close to $4,050 per ounce, before rebounding slightly above $4,070 per ounce. However, the upward momentum did not last long, as the precious metal has now reversed course and fallen back to $4,055 per ounce ( $33 ). Gold futures contracts on the COMEX exchange also fell by $24.3 to $4,071 per ounce.

For other metals, spot silver prices edged down 0.8% to $58.6 per ounce, platinum fell 0.12% to $1,613 per ounce, while palladium declined 0.08% to around $1,187 per ounce.

In contrast to gold, crude oil prices rebounded in early trading this week, following days of retaliatory airstrikes between the US and Iran in the Middle East. Specifically, the global benchmark Brent crude price at one point rose by as much as 1.9%, to $73.39 per barrel, before partially recovering. Meanwhile, US WTI crude fluctuated around $70 per barrel.

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Fuel prices will be adjusted starting tonight.In the price adjustment period starting at 0:00 on July 1st, the prices of E5 RON 92 and E10 RON 95 gasoline both increased, while the prices of other types of diesel remained unchanged.

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In other developments, US stock futures edged higher on June 28. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 124 points (+0.2%). Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures gained 0.4%, and Nasdaq-100 futures rose 0.5%.

Wall Street just concluded a mixed trading week, with a trend of money flowing out of technology stocks and into other market sectors.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indexes fell nearly 2% and 4.6%, respectively, for the week. Nvidia and Alphabet shares both lost more than 8%, while Meta Platforms, Apple, and Amazon all dropped more than 4%. SpaceX shares also plummeted 17%. Conversely, the Dow Jones index, which has a lower weighting of technology stocks, rose 0.6% for the week.

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Encourage U.S. businesses to expand investment in high-tech sectors.Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung said that Vietnam welcomes US businesses to continue expanding their operations in Vietnam, especially in high-tech industries and sectors with high added value.