Mountain people buy gold at high prices on God of Fortune Day

Huu Vi - Ho Phuong - Minh Thai - Hung Cuong February 25, 2018 16:16

(Baonghean.vn) - There is a gold shop in the mountains that listed the buying and selling prices with a difference of up to 250,000 VND/tael on God of Wealth Day.

According to a reporter's record at a gold shop in Tam Quang commune (Tuong Duong district), the gold price was listed with a difference of up to 250 thousand VND/tael. According to this listing, the buying price is 3,550,000 VND per tael and the selling price is 3,800,000 VND/tael, 9999 gold type.

According to people who buy gold on God of Wealth Day (10th day of the first lunar month), this is quite unusual. However, according to records, at this gold shop, there are still many people coming to buy gold with the purpose of praying for luck at the beginning of the new year.

BẢng niêm yết giá vàng tại một cửa hiệu ở xã Tam Quang (Tương Dương) - Ảnh : PV
Gold price list at a shop in Tam Quang commune (Tuong Duong). Photo: PV

The movement of buying gold on God of Fortune Day has become a trend among people in the mountainous areas in recent years. People buy gold on God of Fortune Day mainly for the purpose of "luck" rather than for real need.

In Nghia Dan district and Thai Hoa town, from early morning, many people rushed to buy gold.

Người mua vàng tại huyện Nghĩa Đàn. Ảnh: Minh Thái
Gold buyers in Nghia Dan district. Photo: Minh Thai

Mr. Le Hong Truong in Nghia Mai commune (Nghia Dan) shared: "Knowing that today is the God of Wealth's day, early in the morning I traveled 20km to the gold shop to buy one tael for good luck at the beginning of the year. This year, the price of gold is higher than in previous years, but there are still many buyers."

According to a gold and silver business owner in Nghia Dan, the number of customers coming to buy gold today has increased dramatically, the store had to open an hour earlier than usual to serve the needs of buyers. This year, the number of sales on God of Wealth Day has doubled or tripled the supply to serve customers.

Người dân mua vàng ngày thần tài ở huyện Quế Phong. Ảnh: Hùng Cường
People buy gold on God of Wealth Day in Que Phong district. Photo: Hung Cuong

As of this morning (February 25), 1 tael of 9999 gold increased by 50,000 VND compared to normal days, at 3.8 million VND/tael, with SJC gold priced at 4 million VND/tael.

Also according to the reporter's records, in Kim Son town, Que Phong district, the number of people buying gold on God of Wealth Day also increased abnormally. As of 10 am, the number of buyers had reached 200. A gold shop owner said: Normally, there are only about 20 customers all day.

According to the reporter's investigation, the buying price of gold in Que Phong is 3,500,000 VND, the selling price is 3,650,000 VND/tael.

In some areas such as Con Cuong town and Hoa Binh town (Tuong Duong), gold shops are quite busy on God of Wealth day.


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