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 remained on a downward trend on October 24, slipping to 3,994.9 USD per ounce. In Viet Nam, SJC-branded gold bar prices fell by a further 300,000 VND per tael, to 141.7 million VND per tael.