Viet Nam's benchmark VN-Index rose 1.81% to 1,640.69 points on August 14. The index closed 29.09 points higher after gaining 3.38 points in the previous session.
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.