At the end of the trading session on January 26, the price of SJC 9999 gold bars in Ho Chi Minh City was listed at VND74.3 million per tael for buying and VND76.8 million per tael for selling. The price of SJC 4-digit 9 gold bars was listed in Hanoi at VND74.3 million per tael for buying and VND76.82 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 26 was listed at 73.9 million VND per tael for buying and 76.75 million VND per tael for selling.

The international spot gold price on the Kitco floor at 9:14 p.m. on January 26, Vietnam time was at $2,023 per ounce. The gold price for April 2024 delivery on the Comex New York floor was at $2,043.6 per ounce.

Gold prices today, January 27, on the world market increased slightly after the latest US economic data reinforced the view that inflation is slowing down.

On the stock market , at the end of the trading session on January 26, the VN-Index increased by 5.3 points to 1,175.67 points. The HNX-Index increased by 0.91 points to 229.43 points. The UpCoM-Index increased by 0.02 points to 87.7 points.

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USD price goes down (Photo: Reuters)

The central exchange rate between the Vietnamese Dong and the US dollar announced by the State Bank on January 26 was 24,036 VND/USD, up 5 VND compared to the previous session. The USD price at commercial banks on January 26 decreased slightly, listed at the end of the session around 24,395-24,765 VND/USD (buy - sell).

In line with the trend, the world USD price also decreased. The DXY index - measuring the strength of the USD compared to 6 major currencies - at 9:06 p.m. on January 26, Vietnam time was at 103.19 points, down 0.37% compared to the previous session.

Today, January 27, the international oil price continued to decline from the previous session. Oil prices decreased due to profit-taking pressure and the disruption of oil supply in the Red Sea may ease.

In the domestic market, the selling prices of gasoline and oil today, January 27, are applied according to the prices at the management session on the afternoon of January 25 of the Ministry of Finance - Industry and Trade.

Accordingly, the retail price of gasoline and oil was adjusted up. Of which, the price of RON 95 gasoline increased by more than 23,000 VND per liter.

Specifically, the price of E5 gasoline increased to 22,170 VND per liter. The price of RON95 gasoline increased to 23,400 VND per liter.

Diesel price was raised to 20,370 VND per liter. Kerosene price increased to 20,540 VND per liter.