Viet Nam's benchmark VN-Index rose 0.51% to 1,678.06 points on October 23. The index closed 8.56 points higher after gaining 15.07 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.