Gold bars are hard to buy, people switch to gold rings
On August 27, many people were still flocking to large gold shops such as SJC and Mi Hong to buy gold. Many people have to wait for hours to get their turn to trade, the parking lot of the stores is also overloaded.
At Mi Hong store, Ms. Nguyen Son (residing in Gia Dinh ward) said she had been there since 7am and had to wait a long time to buy 1 tael of gold ring. "Although I have to queue up, each customer can only buy 1 tael of gold ring, and the gold bars are out of stock" - Ms. Son shared.
At the SJC center on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, the situation was similar. Although there are customers selling, the demand for buying remains high. Here, each customer can only buy a maximum of 1 tael of gold bars and 1 tael of gold rings. See more...
Forecast of gasoline prices in this afternoon's operating session
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the world petroleum market from August 14, 2025 to August 20, 2025 is affected by main factors such as: US crude oil inventories decreased more strongly than forecast; the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues... The above factors have caused world petroleum prices in recent days to fluctuate up and down depending on each commodity.
According to Mr. Doan Tien Quyet, data analysis expert of the Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI), in this week's price adjustment session, the retail price of E5 RON 92 gasoline may increase by 487 VND (2.5%) to 19,947 VND/liter, while RON 95-III gasoline may increase by 221 VND (1.1%) to 20,311 VND/liter.
VPI's model predicts that in this period, retail oil prices will continue to decrease, specifically kerosene prices may decrease by 1.6% to VND 17,534/liter, diesel may decrease by 1.5% to VND 17,632/liter, and mazut may decrease by 1.5% to VND 15,039/kg. See more...
Accelerating the construction of a 300 billion VND anti-erosion embankment on the banks of the Red River in Lao Cai
Strong foreign net selling puts pressure on the stock market
Entering the trading session on the morning of August 27, profit-taking pressure appeared in the Vingroup pair, causing these two stocks to turn down more than 1.7%, along with the decline of some bank stocks such as VPB and LPB, putting pressure on the market. However, very quickly, the market found a new lifebuoy, which was VCB.
However, the strong selling pressure from both domestic and foreign investors in the afternoon session caused the market's increase to narrow significantly.
At the end of the session on August 27, the VN-Index increased by 5.15 points to 1,672.78 points. The value of matched orders on HoSE reached about 44,500 billion VND.
Foreign investors returned to strong net selling with VND4,190 billion in the whole market. On HoSE alone, foreign investors net sold about VND4,061 billion. See more...
