Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index fell 0.80% to 1,306.86 points on March 31 for the fourth session in a row. The index closed 10.60 points lower after dropping 6.35 points in the previous session.
Global gold prices fell sharply on May 23, trading at 4,506.9 USD per ounce, as rising energy prices put pressure on global inflation, thereby strengthening the possibility that the Fed will keep interest rates high. In the domestic market, SJC gold bars and rings continued to decline, quoted at 161.5 million VND per tael and 161 million VND per tael, respectively.