Vietnam's benchmark VN-Index fell 1.1% to 1,227.79 points on April 15. The index closed 13.65 points lower after gaining 18.98 points in the previous session.
Global gold prices on October 21 remained at elevated levels, trading at 4,297.6 USD per ounce. In the domestic market, SJC gold bars and rings surged sharply, quoted at 153.9 million VND per tael and 153.3 million VND per tael, respectively.