Viet Nam's benchmark VN-Index rose 1.01% to 1,765.12 points on October 13. The index closed 17.57 points higher after gaining 31.08 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.