Gold price adjusted down sharply
As of 6 p.m. on February 16, the domestic gold price listed by Bao Tin Minh Chau was VND76.35 million/tael for buying gold; VND78.25 million/tael for selling gold. The difference between the buying and selling price of SJC gold was VND1.9 million/tael.
Compared to the opening session of the same day, gold price at Bao Tin Minh Chau decreased by 600,000 VND/tael for buying and decreased by 700,000 VND/tael for selling.
Meanwhile, DOJI Group listed the buying price at 76.15 million VND/tael; the selling price at 78.35 million VND/tael. The difference between the buying and selling price of SJC gold at DOJI is 2.2 million VND/tael.
Compared to the opening session of the same day, the gold price at DOJI Group decreased by 600,000 VND/tael for buying and decreased by 550,000 VND/tael for selling.
As of 6:10 p.m. on February 16, the world gold price listed on Kitco was at 2,006.2 USD/ounce (up 1.2 USD/ounce compared to the opening of the trading session on the same day).
People line up to buy gold
According to Lao Dong reporters on the afternoon of February 16, many gold shops were packed with people coming to make transactions. Some units prepared snacks, water and souvenirs to serve customers who came to shop.
Ms. Tran Kim Anh (Hai Ba Trung - Hanoi) shared: "Like every year, today I came to buy gold for luck at the beginning of the new year. Today I saw the atmosphere was quite bustling. I did not wait for the exact day of the God of Wealth, never choose such crowded days".
Taking his wife to buy gold at the beginning of the year, Mr. Dinh Ngoc Dung (Thanh Xuan district - Hanoi) said: "In early spring, I took my wife to buy gold. The gold price is adjusting well, I have just chosen a satisfactory product at a reasonable price. I think that buying before the God of Wealth's day will have a better price, on the day the price is often pushed up. I think that buying gold at the beginning of the year will bring luck and prosperity to my family and company, so I decided to buy gold at the beginning of the year."
Below are some photos recorded by reporters at stores in Hanoi:
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