Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index fell 0.28% to 1,246.09 points on January 21 after four sessions in the green. The index closed 3.46 points lower after gaining 0.44 points on January 20.
World gold prices on May 12 continued their upward trend thanks to strong buying from central banks and the trend of diversifying foreign exchange reserves, trading at 4,729.2 USD/ounce. Domestically, the price of SJC gold bars and gold rings reversed course and increased by 1.8 million VND per tael, listed at 167 million VND/tael and 166.5 million VND/tael respectively.