On April 19, the price of gold on the domestic market saw its biggest fall since the beginning of this year, after sliding downwards for a number of days.

By almost midday, the Saigon Jewellery Company listed their prices at 42.3 million VND a tael (1.2 ounces) for customers to sell and 42.52 million VND to buy, 280,000 VND lower than the opening price.

During afternoon trading, the company adjusted its prices to 42.4 million VND a tael to sell and 42.62 million VND to buy, up by 100,000 VND per tael.

On the global market, gold was traded at below 1,645 USD per ounce. By 5 pm the prices had fallen to 1,641.9 and 1,643.5 USD an ounce.-VNA