Domestic prices of gold bars and gold rings of various brands soared sharply on January 2. SJC gold bars were listed at 85 million VND/tael while gold rings were traded at 84.6 million VND/tael.
Viet Nam's benchmark VN-Index dropped 0.44% to 1,885.44 points on January 21. It closed 8.34 points lower after losing 2.81 points in the previous session.