Global gold prices are softer today as the market digests inflation expectations and shifting risk sentiment. The world price is quoted at 4037.4 USD per ounce, down from 4141.4 USD/oz the previous day, and lower than 4186.7 USD/oz seven days ago and 4321.1 USD/oz thirty days ago, indicating a broad retreat in international bullion values.
Domestically, the market for bullion and jewelry displays a wide range of prices across fineness and product types, all quoted in Vietnamese dong per tael. The data show the following current buy and sell levels and nearby historical references across key products: Gold 416 (10K) Buy 48,300,000; Sell 58,200,000 VND/tael (Previous day Sell 58,200,000; 7 days ago 59,070,000; 30 days ago 60,110,000). Gold 585 (14K) Buy 71,940,000; Sell 81,840,000 VND/tael (Previous day Sell 81,840,000; 7 days ago 83,070,000; 30 days ago 84,530,000). Gold 610 (14.6K) Buy 75,440,000; Sell 85,340,000 VND/tael (Previous day 85,340,000; 7 days ago 86,620,000; 30 days ago 88,150,000). Gold 680 (16.3K) Buy 85,230,000; Sell 95,130,000 VND/tael (Previous day 95,130,000; 7 days ago 96,560,000; 30 days ago 98,260,000). Gold 750 (18K) Buy 95,030,000; Sell 104,930,000 VND/tael (Previous day 104,930,000; 7 days ago 106,500,000; 30 days ago 108,380,000).
In the jewelry segment, Gold jewelry 99% is Buy 132,300,000; Sell 138,500,000 VND/tael (Previous day 138,500,000; 7 days ago 140,580,000; 30 days ago 143,060,000). Gold jewelry 99.99% is Buy 135,400,000; Sell 139,900,000 VND/tael (Previous day 139,900,000; 7 days ago 142,000,000; 30 days ago 144,500,000). For PNJ 999.9 plain rings, Buy 138,400,000; Sell 141,400,000 VND/tael (Previous day 141,400,000; 7 days ago 143,300,000; 30 days ago 145,500,000). SJC bullion bars are Buy 139,300,000; Sell 142,300,000 VND/tael (Previous day 142,300,000; 7 days ago 143,900,000; 30 days ago 145,500,000).
The spreads between buy and sell on domestic bullion products are consistently wide, typically around 9.9 million VND per tael for the standard bullion weights. For example, 416 10K shows a buy of 48,300,000 and a sell of 58,200,000, yielding a roughly 9.9 million gap. Similar gaps appear across 14K and 18K weights, underscoring the ongoing premium embedded in selling back to the market. In contrast, higher fineness jewelry and PNJ rings generally carry smaller buy-sell gaps, with 99% and 99.99% jewelry showing gaps around 4.5 to 6.2 million VND per tael and PNJ 999.9 around 3.0 million. The SJC bullion bars sit in between, with a buy of 139,300,000 and a sell of 142,300,000, a gap near 3.0 million VND per tael.
Overall, the domestic market shows a broad spectrum of prices across product classes, reflecting differences in fineness, liquidity, and brand premiums. While international prices pull back, the domestic rate card remains anchored at multiples of hundred thousands up to the tens of millions per tael, with the higher end of the spectrum driven by bullion and premium jewelry rather than mass market bars.
In the latest 24 hours of news, market sources report a notable drop in global gold values, with domestic SJC prices under pressure to ease as well. Headlines highlight a global retreat in gold prices, mixed regional moves for domestic jewelry, and a general tone of cautious trading as inflation worries persist and dollar strength fluctuates. The combination of softer world prices and steady domestic demand for certain premium products suggests continued volatility across the gold complex, with traders watching inflation signals and central bank cues for direction in the weeks ahead.
