Domestic gold trades 24 million VND per tael above global prices on March 18
Global gold prices on March 18 edged down to around 4,995 USD per ounce. In the domestic market, prices of gold bars and gold rings remained stable, with selling prices at 183 million VND per tael and 182.8 million VND per tael, respectively.
Viet Nam’s consumer price index (CPI) increased 4.52% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2026, while core inflation rose 4.26%, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance.