VINACHEM

Oil prices were down in Asian trade today as investors locked in profits from last
week's gains after US stocks blazed to new record levels.

Gold declined as the dollar
strengthened before data that’s forecast to show the U.S economy is improving, boosting the case for reduced stimulus,
and as higher prices damped physical demand. Silver dropped.

The average price of finished fuel products imported by wholesalers
is now much lower than this time last year, but fuel retail prices are
more exorbitant because of high import tariffs.

HA NOI (VNS)– The Ministry of Finance late last week issued Circular
71/2013/TT-BTC amending the export tax on coal (Code 27.01 and Code
27.04) in the export tax list.

Hedge funds are the least bullish on
gold in more than five years as speculation about the pace of
money printing by central banks whipsawed prices, driving
volatility to a 17-month high.