Editor’s Note
**Editor’s Note:** Gold prices held steady this afternoon, July 16, 2026, but buyers from yesterday faced losses of up to 4.5 million VND per ounce. Bar prices remained unchanged from morning levels, with buying rates at 144-145.8 million VND and selling at 147.5-148.5 million VND.
At market close, gold buyers from yesterday suffered losses of up to 4.5 million VND per ounce.
By the evening of Thursday (July 16, 2026), gold bar prices remained unchanged compared to the morning and afternoon. The buying price closed between 144-145.8 million VND/ounce, while the selling price fluctuated between 147.5-148.5 million VND/ounce.
Compared to yesterday, Saigon Jewelry Company, Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company, Bao Tin Manh Hai, and Phu Quy all reduced their gold prices by 300,000 VND/ounce.
Doji Gold and Gemstone Group maintained the gold price at 145.5-148.5 million VND per ounce. This trend started from the morning of July 16, when the lowest price for one tael of gold was 14.75 million VND.
The sharpest drop in gold prices was recorded, with the buying price falling by 700,000 VND/ounce and the selling price falling by 500,000 VND/ounce to 145.8-147.5 million VND/ounce.
Bao Tin Minh Chau closed at 144-148.2 million VND/ounce; the buying price increased by 500,000 VND but the selling price decreased by 300,000 VND.
Doji Gold and Gemstone Group offered the highest selling price at 148.5 million VND per ounce. Mi Hong offered the lowest price at 147.5 million VND per ounce, a difference of 1 million VND per ounce between the two. In terms of buyback, Mi Hong offered the highest price at 145.8 million VND per ounce, while Bao Tin Minh Chau offered the lowest price at 144 million VND per ounce. The gold price at SJC closed today between 145.2-148.2 million VND per ounce.
