The price of SJC gold rings rose 0.26% to 77.5 million VND per tael, while gold bar price remained steady at a three-month low of VND78.5 million per tael on August 9.
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.