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.
Global gold prices fell sharply on July 7, trading at 4,132.83 USD per ounce. In the domestic market, SJC gold bars and SJC gold rings both declined by nearly 500,000 VND per tael, and were quoted at 150 million VND per tael and 149.7 million VND per tael, respectively.