The commodities market showed mixed movements in the first session of the week (March 23) as macro factors shifted rapidly. Oil prices lost the 100 USD/barrel mark as geopolitical risks eased, while metals attracted bottom-fishing inflows, pushing copper prices to recover amid a weakening USD and increasing supply pressures.

Crude oil supplies for domestic refineries have been maintained, and petrol supplies for the coming months remain secure, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said while chairing a meeting in Ha Noi on March 17 with the task force for energy security.

Viet Nam’s industrial production in the second quarter of 2025 continued to grow, with the Industrial Index of Production (IIP) estimated to rise by 10.3% year-on-year, including a 12.3% increase in the processing and manufacturing sector, according to the latest report from the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance.