At the end of the trading session on January 25, the price of SJC 9999 gold bars in Ho Chi Minh City was listed at VND74.2 million per tael for buying and VND76.7 million per tael for selling. The price of SJC 4-digit 9 gold bars was listed in Hanoi at VND74.2 million per tael for buying and VND76.72 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 24 was listed at 74.15 million VND per tael for buying and 76.65 million VND per tael for selling.

The international spot gold price on the Kitco floor at 9:48 p.m. on January 24, Vietnam time was at $2,025.4 per ounce. The gold price for April 2024 delivery on the Comex New York floor was at $2,051.3 per ounce.

Gold prices today, January 25, on the world market turned to increase due to the decrease of USD, thereby adding more motivation for domestic gold to continue to climb, gradually returning to the historical peak recorded at the end of last year.

On the stock market , at the end of the trading session on January 24, the VN-Index decreased by 4.53 points, down to 1,172.97 points. The HNX-Index decreased by 0.73 points, down to 228.53 points. The UPCoM-Index increased by 0.19 points, up to 87.64 points.

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Domestic USD price increased slightly (Photo: Hoang Ha)

The central exchange rate between the Vietnamese Dong and the US dollar announced by the State Bank on January 24 was 24,030 VND/USD, unchanged from the previous session. The USD price at commercial banks on January 24 increased slightly, listed at the end of the session around 24,300-24,770 VND/USD (buy - sell).

Meanwhile, the world USD price tends to go down. The DXY index - measuring the strength of the USD compared to 6 major currencies - at 9:41 p.m. on January 24, Vietnam time was at 102.78 points, down 0.79% compared to the previous session.

Oil prices on the world market today, January 25, continued to increase from the previous session, heading towards the 80 USD per barrel mark. Oil prices increased in the context of investors being pressured by increasing geopolitical tensions and improving oil demand.

In the domestic market, retail prices of gasoline products this afternoon will be applied according to the new price level.

Leaders of some petroleum companies said that domestic gasoline prices in today's adjustment period are likely to increase following the trend of world gasoline prices.

If the regulatory agency does not spend the Petroleum Price Stabilization Fund, gasoline prices could increase by 700 to 950 VND per liter. Diesel prices are likely to increase slightly.

In case the Ministry of Industry and Trade - Ministry of Finance spends the Stabilization Fund, the gasoline price may increase less.

Morning financial news January 24, 2024: Gold and oil prices decrease, USD increases . Gold prices today, January 24, 2024, on the world market are under strong downward pressure as the USD increases. Meanwhile, international oil prices continue to decrease following the previous session's decline.