SJC gold in Hanoi was traded at VND42.43 million and VND42.51 million per tael for buying and selling respectively, up VND150,000 per tael against yesterday’s prices.
The price for SJC gold quoted at commercial banks, including DongABank, Sacombank and Eximbank, also surged by VND 150,000 per tael to stand at VND42.45 to VND42.52 million per tael.
In contrast, the gold price on the world market fell by US$7 per ounce from yesterday to hover around US$1,613 per ounce.
The interbank US dollar exchange rate quoted by the State Bank of Vietnam remained unchanged at VND20,828, the same as earlier this year, and the ceiling for the commercial bank dollar exchange rate is set at VND21,036. This morning, commercial banks listed the US dollar at VND20,820 for buying and VND20,870 for selling.