Gold price rises to over 46 million VND/tael, Nghe An people jostle to buy on God of Wealth day

Quang An• February 3, 2020 10:47

(Baonghean.vn) - Since early morning, gold shops in Vinh City have been crowded with customers buying gold on God of Fortune Day, even though this year's gold price is at a record level compared to previous years.

People jostle to buy gold on God of Wealth day. Clip: Quang An

From early morning, gold shops in Vinh City were packed with people buying gold, many people took advantage of the early shopping to get to work on time. The owner of a gold shop said: "Although we knew that God of Wealth Day would be crowded, we did not expect the overload to happen so early, each booth had dozens of people jostling to buy, the shop had to mobilize more family members and staff to serve customers". Photo: Quang An

2020 is the year of the Rat, so many people are looking for golden mice at a high price. Due to the high price, many people have chosen to buy small "golden mice", which are cheaper, ranging from 3 to 5 million VND. Ms. Bui Thi Hai, Hong Son ward, Vinh city shared: "Every year I go buy gold on God of Fortune day to hope for good luck and fortune, but I don't buy in large quantities, I only buy about 2 taels for luck". Photo: Quang An

Gold prices are publicly listed for people to refer to. According to a survey, the price of SJC and 9999 gold is above 4.3 million VND/tael for purchase, an increase of nearly 1 million VND/tael compared to the God of Fortune Day in 2019. Prices of other types of jewelry such as gold and silver also increased by 20-30%. Although the price is at a record high, the number of buyers has not decreased. Photo: Quang An

This year's God of Wealth Day falls during the peak period of preventing and fighting the Corona virus, so many employees and customers proactively wear masks to prevent the epidemic because the number of people buying gold is very crowded. Photo: Quang An