Market news and commodity prices today, September 20, 2025
Market news today, September 20th, at 6:00 AM: SJC gold price remains unchanged; world gold and ring gold prices decrease; USD exchange rate increases. Gasoline and diesel prices increase; agricultural product prices remain stable.
World gold prices fell slightly today.
As of 6:00 AM today, Vietnam time, the world gold price has reached $3642.17 per ounce, a decrease of 1.18%, equivalent to a drop of $43.5 per ounce, compared to yesterday.
Based on today's USD/VND exchange rate at Vietcombank (26,445 VND/USD), the world gold price today is equivalent to 116.1 million VND per tael.
Gold priceDomestic news today, September 20, 2025
As of 6:00 AM today, September 20, 2025, the price of gold bars in Vietnam remains unchanged compared to yesterday. Specifically:
The price of SJC gold bars, as listed by DOJI Group, is 130-132 million VND/ounce (buying price - selling price). At the same time, the price of gold bars listed by Saigon Jewelry Company Limited (SJC) and PNJ is also 130-132 million VND/ounce (buying price - selling price).
Meanwhile, at Mi Hong Gold and Gemstone Company, the price of SJC gold at the time of the survey was listed at 131-132 million VND/ounce for buying and selling. At Bao Tin Minh Chau Company Limited, gold bars were traded at 130-132 million VND/ounce (buying and selling).
At Phu Quy, the price of SJC gold bars is being traded by businesses at 129.3 - 132 million VND/ounce (buy - sell).
As of 6:00 AM on September 20, 2025, the price of 9999 Hung Thinh Vuong gold rings at DOJI remained unchanged at 126.3-129.3 million VND/ounce (buying price - selling price).
Bao Tin Minh Chau listed the price of gold rings down by 200,000 VND/ounce to 126.8 - 129.8 million VND/ounce (buying price - selling price).
The latest gold price list for today, September 20, 2025, is as follows:
| Gold price today | September 20, 2025 (Million VND) | Price difference (thousand VND/ounce) | ||
| Buy | Sell | Buy | Sell | |
| SJC in Hanoi | 130 | 132 | But | But |
| DOJI Group | 130 | 132 | But | But |
| Mi Hong | 131 | 132 | But | But |
| PNJ | 130 | 132 | But | But |
| Bao Tin Minh Chau | 130 | 132 | But | But |
| Phu Quy | 129.3 | 132 | +300 | +300 |
| 1.DOJI- Updated: 20/9/2025 06:00 - Website time of the supplier - ▼/▲ Compared to yesterday. | ||
| AVPL/SJC HN | 130,000 | 132,000 |
| AVPL/SJC HCM | 130,000 | 132,000 |
| AVPL/SJC DN | 130,000 | 132,000 |
| Ingredients 9999 - HN | 118,000500K | 120,000500K |
| Ingredients 999 - HN | 117,900500K | 119,900500K |
| 2.PNJ- Updated: 20/9/2025 06:00 - Website time of the supplier - ▼/▲ Compared to yesterday. | ||
| SJC 999.9 gold bars | 130,000 | 132,000 |
| PNJ Plain Ring 999.9 | 126,300 | 129,300 |
| 999.9 Gold | 126,300 | 129,300 |
| 999.9 Gold for Fortune, Prosperity and Wealth | 126,300 | 129,300 |
| PNJ Gold - Phoenix | 126,300 | 129,300 |
| 999.9 gold jewelry | 123,500 | 126,000 |
| 999 gold jewelry | 123,370 | 125,870 |
| 9920 gold jewelry | 122,590 | 125,090 |
| 99% Gold Jewelry | 122,340 | 124,840 |
| 916 Gold (22K) | 113,020 | 115,520 |
| 750 Gold (18K) | 87,150 | 94,650 |
| 680 Gold (16.3K) | 78,330 | 85,830 |
| 650 Gold (15.6K) | 74,550 | 82,050 |
| 610 Gold (14.6K) | 69,510 | 77,010 |
| 585 Gold (14K) | 66,360 | 73,860 |
| 416 Gold (10K) | 45,070 | 52,570 |
| 375 Gold (9K) | 39,900 | 47,400 |
| 333 Gold (8K) | 34,230 | 41,730 |
| 3.SJC- Updated: 20/9/2025 06:00 - Website time of the supplier - ▲/▼ Compared to yesterday. | ||
| SJC Gold 1L, 10L, 1KG | 130,000 | 132,000 |
| SJC gold, 5 taels | 130,000 | 132,020 |
| SJC gold bars: 0.5 tael, 1 tael, 2 taels | 130,000 | 132,030 |
| SJC 99.99% pure gold rings, 1 tael, 2 taels, 5 taels. | 126,000▼300K | 128,700▼300K |
| SJC 99.99% pure gold rings, 0.5 tael and 0.3 tael. | 126,000▼300K | 128,800▼300K |
| 99.99% Jewelry | 123,200▼300K | 126,200▼300K |
| 99% Jewelry | 119,950▼297K | 124,950▼297K |
| Jewelry 68% | 78,474▼204K | 85,974▼204K |
| Jewelry 41.7% | 45,280▼125K | 52,780▼125K |
USD exchange rate today, September 20th: The Dollar Index rose to 97.39 points.
As of 6:00 AM on September 20th, the State Bank of Vietnam announced the central exchange rate at 25,186 VND/USD, unchanged from September 18th.
With a margin of ±5%, the ceiling exchange rate is set at 26,445 VND/USD and the floor exchange rate at 23,926 VND/USD.
The reference exchange rate at the State Bank of Vietnam's exchange floor is currently 23,977 - 26,395 VND/USD (buying rate - selling rate).
On the morning of September 20th, the USD exchange rate increased slightly at many banks. At Vietcombank, the USD exchange rate increased by 20 dong in the buying rate, while remaining unchanged in the selling rate, listed at 26,185 - 26,445 VND/USD.
At BIDV, the exchange rate increased by 27 dong on the buying side, while remaining unchanged on the selling side, currently standing at 26,205 - 26,445 VND/USD.
As of 6:00 AM on September 20th, Hanoi time, the US dollar had its second consecutive day of gains. The Dollar Index – a measure of the dollar's strength against six major currencies – rose 0.5%, reaching 97.34 points.
Pepper prices today, September 20, 2025: Remaining stable.
Today's pepper prices in key growing regions remain unchanged compared to yesterday. Therefore, the average domestic pepper price is between 147,000 VND/kg and 150,000 VND/kg.
In the Central Highlands region, today's pepper price in Dak Lak remains unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 150,000 VND/kg.
Today's pepper price in Gia Lai remains unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 147,000 VND/kg.
Today's pepper price in Lam Dong (formerly Dak Nong) remains unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 150,000 VND/kg.
In the Southeast region, today's pepper price in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Ba Ria - Vung Tau) is 149,000 VND/kg, unchanged from yesterday. Dong Nai also remains unchanged from yesterday at 149,000 VND/kg.
Additionally, today's pepper price in Dong Nai (formerly Binh Phuoc) remains unchanged compared to yesterday, currently at 147,000 VND/kg.
On the world market, based on quotations from exporting companies and export prices in various countries, the International Pepper Association (IPC) has updated the prices of various types of pepper traded on the international market on September 20th (local time) as follows:
Indonesian Lampung black pepper prices fell slightly compared to yesterday, reaching US$7,027/ton (down 0.48%). Additionally, Muntok white pepper prices also decreased slightly compared to yesterday, reaching US$9,957/ton (down 0.49%).
Brazilian ASTA black pepper prices remained unchanged from yesterday at $6,600 per ton.
Malaysian ASTA black pepper prices remained unchanged from yesterday at US$9,700/tonne. Similarly, ASTA white pepper prices also remained unchanged from yesterday at US$12,900/tonne.
Prices for all types of Vietnamese pepper remain unchanged compared to yesterday. Specifically, the price of Vietnamese black pepper (500 gr/l) is 6,600 USD/ton; and the price of 550 gr/l is 6,800 USD/ton.
In addition, the price of Vietnamese white pepper remained unchanged from yesterday at $9,250 per ton.
Coffee prices today, September 20, 2025: Sharp decline in distant futures contracts.
Domestic coffee prices today, September 20, 2025, in the Central Highlands region decreased slightly by 200 VND/kg in Dak Nong compared to yesterday, fluctuating between 115,800 and 116,500 VND/kg.
Accordingly, traders in the former Dak Nong region are buying coffee at a maximum price of 116,500 VND/kg, a slight decrease of 200 VND/kg compared to yesterday.
Similarly, the price of coffee in Dak Lak province remains unchanged from yesterday at 116,500 VND/kg.
Coffee prices in Gia Lai province remained unchanged compared to yesterday, trading at 116,200 VND/kg.
In Lam Dong province, coffee prices remained unchanged compared to yesterday, at 115,800 VND/kg.
On the London exchange, online robusta coffee futures contracts for September 2025 delivery reached $4665 per ton, down 0.06% ($3 per ton) from yesterday. The November 2025 contract fell 6.88% ($306 per ton) to $4141 per ton.
On the New York Stock Exchange, the price of Arabica coffee for December 2025 delivery fell 3.94% (15.05 US cents/pound) compared to yesterday, to 365.8 US cents/pound. The March 2026 contract fell 4.39% (15.9 US cents/pound), reaching 345.35 US cents/pound.
On the Brazilian exchange, the price of Arabica coffee for September 2025 delivery fell 0.76% (3.55 US cents/pound) compared to yesterday, to 458.35 US cents/pound. The December 2025 contract decreased 4.86% (22.4 US cents/pound), reaching 437.2 US cents/pound.
Oil prices today, September 20, 2025: Second consecutive week of increases.
In trading on September 20th, Brent crude fell 0.3% to $67.27 per barrel, while WTI crude also declined 0.3% to $63.38 per barrel. Despite this, both types of oil are still on track for their second consecutive weekly gain.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced new retail fuel prices effective from 3 PM on September 18th. Specifically, they are as follows:
- The price of E5 RON92 gasoline increased by 230 VND, reaching a maximum of 19,986 VND/liter.
- The price of RON95 gasoline increased by 208 dong, reaching 20,608 dong/liter.
- The price of E10 RON 95-III gasoline increased sharply by 560 VND, reaching 20,600 VND/liter.
- Diesel fuel prices increased by 62 dong to 18,705 dong/liter.
- The price of kerosene increased by 176 dong to 18,544 dong/liter.
- The price of fuel oil increased by 40 dong, to 15,130 dong/kg.
During this period, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance did not allocate or utilize funds from the Price Stabilization Fund.
Rubber prices today, September 20, 2025: Sharp decline across the board.
In Singapore, October 2025 rubber futures prices fell 0.17% ($0.3/tonne) compared to yesterday, to $170.3/tonne. November 2025 futures contracts fell 0.22% ($0.4/tonne), reaching $173.9/tonne.
At the opening of trading on September 20th in China, the price of October 2025 rubber futures on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) fell 1.82% (275 yuan) to 14,740 yuan/tonne. The price of November 2025 rubber futures fell 1.73% (260 yuan) to 14,700 yuan/tonne.
At the time of this survey, RSS3 prices on the TOCOM Commodity Exchange (Tokyo) for September 2025 delivery were down 0.61% (2 Yen/kg) from yesterday, to 321 Yen/kg. The October 2025 contract was down 0.55% (1.8 Yen/kg), reaching 320.1 Yen/kg.
Cocoa prices today, September 20, 2025: Mixed increases and decreases.
As of 6:00 AM on September 20, 2025, cocoa prices traded on the New York exchange for September 2025 delivery decreased by 1.82% (US$136/ton) compared to yesterday, falling to US$7315/ton. The December 2025 futures contract decreased by 2.04% (US$152/ton), reaching US$7279/ton.
At the time of this survey, London cocoa prices for December 2025 delivery rose 0.98% (49 GBP/tonne) compared to yesterday, reaching 5063 GBP/tonne. The March 2026 contract increased 1.08% (54 GBP/tonne), reaching 5067 GBP/tonne.
