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 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.