According to Lao Dong reporters at 9:30 a.m. on January 17, domestic gold prices increased sharply. At some gold shops in Hanoi, many people continued to wait to buy gold rings.
Ms. Hoang Thi Lan (living in Ba Dinh district, Hanoi) - a customer who came to buy gold rings at a gold shop on Tran Nhan Tong street - shared:
"This morning, I came to the store before it opened to wait to buy gold rings. Today, they started giving out coupons early for people to buy, one person can buy up to 10 taels (taels - PV) of gold. Inside, people were still lining up. I waited quite a while to buy 2 taels of gold."
Similarly, Mr. Nguyen Thai Minh (Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi) also spent a lot of time to buy a plain round gold ring.
"This morning, I arrived just as the staff was handing out gold ring purchase tickets. Although I didn't have to stand in line at the door, I still had to wait inside for my turn. Today, the maximum sale limit is 10 gold rings per person, so I was able to buy 5," said Mr. Minh.
Gold price update
As of 10:05 a.m. on January 17, the price of SJC gold bars listed by DOJI Group was at VND85.3 - 87.3 million/tael (buy - sell); an increase of VND300,000/tael for both buying and selling compared to early this morning.
The difference between buying and selling prices of SJC gold at DOJI Group is at 2 million VND/tael.
Bao Tin Minh Chau listed SJC gold price at 85.3 - 87.3 million VND/tael (buy - sell); increased 300,000 VND/tael for both buying and selling compared to early this morning.
The difference between buying and selling price of SJC gold at Bao Tin Minh Chau is at 2 million VND/tael.
At the same time, the price of 9999 Hung Thinh Vuong round gold ring at DOJI was listed at 85.3 - 86.8 million VND/tael (buy - sell); an increase of 300,000 VND/tael for both selling prices compared to early this morning.
Bao Tin Minh Chau listed the price of gold rings at 85.75 - 87.25 million VND/tael (buy - sell), an increase of 300,000 VND/tael for both buying and selling compared to early this morning.
The world gold price listed on Kitco at 11:10 a.m. on January 17 (Vietnam time) is at 2,717.025 USD/ounce.
