At the end of the trading session on the weekend of January 13, the price of SJC 9999 gold bars in Ho Chi Minh City was listed at VND74 million per tael for buying and VND77 million per tael for selling. Meanwhile, the price of SJC 4-digit 9 gold bars was listed in Hanoi at VND74 million per tael for buying and VND77.02 million per tael for selling.

Meanwhile, the price of SJC gold bars traded at DOJI in Hanoi at the end of the session on January 13 was listed at 73.95 million VND per tael for buying and 76.95 million VND per tael for selling.

The international spot gold price on the Kitco floor closed the week at $2,048.7 an ounce. Meanwhile, the gold price for February 2024 delivery on the Comex floor in New York was at $2,051.6 an ounce.

Gold prices today, January 14, on the international market are expected to increase sharply due to the escalating military conflict in the Middle East. Investors are focusing on gold as a safe haven.

On the stock market , at the end of the trading session on January 11, the VN-Index decreased by 7.52 points to 1,154.7 points. The HNX-Index decreased by 2.39 points to 230.31 points. The UPCoM-Index decreased by 0.66 points to 86.9 points with 127 stocks increasing and 173 stocks decreasing.

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USD price tends to increase (Photo: Hoang Ha)

The central exchange rate between the Vietnamese Dong and the US dollar announced by the State Bank on January 12 was 23,976 VND/USD, up 28 VND compared to the previous session. The USD price at commercial banks on January 13 was listed around 24,260-24,630 VND/USD (buy - sell).

The world USD price tends to increase. The DXY index - measuring the strength of the USD compared to 6 major currencies - ended the week at 102.44 points, up 0.14% compared to the previous session.

International oil prices ended the last trading session of the week up 1%. Oil prices continued to rise as more and more tankers were diverted from the Red Sea following air and sea strikes by the US and UK on Houthi targets.

In the domestic market, the selling prices of gasoline and oil today, January 14, are applied according to the prices at the management session on the afternoon of January 11 of the Ministry of Finance - Industry and Trade.

Accordingly, gasoline prices were adjusted up. Of which, RON 95 gasoline price increased to nearly 22,000 VND per liter.

Specifically, the retail price of E5 RON 92 gasoline increased to VND21,040 per liter. The price of RON 95 gasoline increased to VND21,930 per liter.

Diesel prices rose to VND19,700 per liter. Meanwhile, kerosene prices increased to VND20,330 per liter.

Morning financial news January 13, 2024: Gold, oil and USD prices all increase. Gold price today January 13, 2024 on the world market increased beyond 2,050 USD per ounce. World oil prices climbed, Brent oil price approached 80 USD per barrel. International USD price also tends to increase.