Infographic: VN-Index records sharpest decline in weeks
On the late afternoon of August 22, the VN-Index dropped by 42.53 points, equivalent to 2.52%, to 1,645.47 points. The trading session saw 76 stocks gain, 275 falls, and 27 remain unchanged.
Gold prices continued to surge, reaching a one-month high as major brands simultaneously raised both buying and selling prices by 1.1 million VND per tael. SJC gold bars were quoted at 153.6 million VND per tael on the buying side and 155.6 million VND per tael on the selling side, marking a sharp increase in both directions compared with the previous session.