Viet Nam's benchmark VN-Index gained 0.74% to 1,697.83 points on October 8. The index closed 12.53 points higher after dropping 10.20 points in the previous session.
Global gold prices dropped sharply on October 18 to 4,246.8 USD per ounce, following a wave of profit-taking by investors and the strengthening of the US dollar. In Viet Nam, both SJC gold bars and rings fell steeply, losing 2 million VND per tael, with prices listed at 151 million VND per tael and 150.2 million VND per tael, respectively.