Gold slides at the end of the week; Coffee surpasses 93,000 VND/kg
(Baonghean.vn) - Gold prices turned down and slid at the end of the week; USD exchange rate increased slightly; Domestic coffee exceeded 93,000 VND/kg; Pork prices gradually approached 60,000 VND/kg, these are the market information updated on the morning of March 17.
Gold prices fell sharply at the end of the week.
SJC gold prices simultaneously decreased in both directions at the end of the trading week, however, the selling price still stuck to the level of 82 million VND/tael.
At the time of survey at 5:30 a.m. on March 17, 2024,gold priceon the trading floor of some companies as follows:
DOJI listed 9999 gold today at 79.40 million VND/tael for buying and 81.40 million VND/tael for selling.
At Mi Hong Gold and Gemstone Company, at the time of survey, the listed price of SJC gold was at 80.00 - 81.00 million VND/tael (buy - sell).
SJC gold price at Bao Tin Minh Chau Company Limited is also traded by the enterprise at 79.60 - 81.45 million VND/tael (buy - sell).
According to Kitco, the world gold price recorded at 5:00 a.m. today, Vietnam time, was at 2,156,010 USD/ounce. Converted according to the current exchange rate at Vietcombank, the world gold price is about 63,516 million VND/tael (excluding taxes and fees).
USD increased slightly at the end of the week
USD exchange rateToday, March 17, 2024, VCB USD continued to be at parity while the world USD recovered slightly at the end of the week.
The central VND/USD exchange rate announced by the State Bank today is adjusted to 23,979 VND/USD, an increase of 12 VND compared to the trading session on March 16.
In the world market, the Dollar Index, which measures the USD against 6 major currencies (EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, SEK, CHF), stopped at 103.45 points - up 0.08% compared to trading on March 16.
Domestic coffee exceeds 93,000 VND/kg
Domestic coffee prices were updated at 4:24 a.m. on March 17, 2024, continuing to increase sharply, increasing by about 1,300 - 1,400 VND/kg and are at a high level, surpassing 93,000 VND/kg. Currently, the average purchase price in the Central Highlands provinces is 93,100 VND/kg, the highest purchase price in Dak Nong province is 93,200 VND/kg.
Specifically, coffee is purchased in Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces at a fairly high price of 93,000 VND/kg; In Dak Nong province, coffee is purchased at the highest price of 93,200 VND/kg.
In Lam Dong province, coffee is purchased at VND92,400/kg. In Dak Lak province, coffee is purchased at around VND92,900 to VND93,000/kg.
Pig price gradually approaches 60,000 VND/kg
Pig pricehas been on an upward trend in the past few days. Today, the weekend of March 17, 2024, is moving sideways across the board and the average in the regions is gradually approaching the 60,000 VND/kg mark.
In the Northern region, the price of live pigs today, March 17, 2024, remained stable across the board and fluctuated between 57,000 - 59,000 VND/kg.
In the Central Highlands region, pork prices are quiet and fluctuate between 56,000 - 60,000 VND/kg.
In the Southern region, the price of live pigs today did not record any new fluctuations and fluctuated between 57,000 - 61,000 VND/kg.
