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Gold marks up, trade remains quiet

HCMC – Rising global prices pulled up local gold prices to over VND45 million per tael on Wednesday, after falling off this mark for a week, but gold trading still remained dull in the last few days.

Gold price touches VND45.2 mln on world trend

Local gold price Thursday climbed to VND45.2 million a teal as world gold price hit its 3-month high at around $1,780 an ounce

Gold off 2-1/2-week high; Greece still a worry

Gold steadied on Wednesday after rising to its strongest in more than two weeks as concerns about Greece's ability to implement an unpopular bailout deal balanced gains triggered by the actual agreement

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ACB, Eximbank raise gold depositing rate 0.5%

The depositing rate for the precious metal marked the first rise this year

Whitney Houston to be buried after emotional tribute

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Gold up on Greece bailout hopes; heads for weekly gain

Gold prices rose on Friday as optimism that Greece may soon secure an urgently needed bailout buoyed financial markets and helped bullion recover from a one-week low hit in the previous session

Gold rises on Greek austerity bill, off two-week low

Gold strengthened on Monday in line with gains in shares and the euro after Greece's parliament finally approved a deeply unpopular austerity bill to secure a second bailout from the European Union and the IMF to avoid bankruptcy

Vietnam battles 'gold fever' as price soars

Stashing gold at home rather than having cash in the bank is a generations-old habit in Vietnam, but a recent surge in prices has sparked government attempts to bring the yellow metal to heel

U.S. gold slides as Greece worries linger

U.S. gold fell more than 1 percent on Friday, weighed down by a weaker euro, as investors worried about the fate of Greece's bailout deal and chose to ignore a margin cut in U.S. gold contracts

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