Gold price goes up
One kilogram gold bars are displayed for a photograph at the YLG Bullion International Co. headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. Thailand's biggest buyer of gold will boost purchases by about 25 percent to 160 tons this year, said chief executive officer Pawan Nawawattanasub. Photographer: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg

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SJC gold price rose 0.15% to VND67.25 million ($2,868.10) per tael Thursday morning.

Gold ring price surged 0.53% to VND57.25 million per tael. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces.

Globally gold prices traded near record-high levels on Thursday, as U.S. yields and the dollar dipped after the U.S. Federal Reserve hinted it may pause its rate-hike cycle.

Spot gold was up 0.1% at $2,040.46 per ounce. Earlier in the session, prices rose to $2,072.19 per ounce and hovered close to an all-time high of $2,072.49 scaled in 2020.

Gold is helped by “lower yields and a weaker dollar in the aftermath of the recent Fed meet and changes in the policy statement language providing the conviction that the central bank will likely shift towards a rate pause,” said Yeap Jun Rong, market analyst at IG.

The dollar index was down 0.2%, making greenback-priced gold more affordable for overseas buyers. Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields also dropped.


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