Gold price climbs to 9-month high

State-owned Saigon Jewelry Company (SJC) sold its SJC gold at VND57.65 million ($2,484) per tael Tuesday afternoon, up 0.9 precent from Monday. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces.

Jewelry company DOJI sold its gold for VND57.75 million, up 1.19 percent.

Global prices rose 0.1 percent to $1,910.24 per ounce, as the dollar index dropped 0.2 percent against its rivals, making gold less expensive for other currency holders.

Last week, data showed U.S. consumer prices surged in April, with a measure of underlying inflation blowing past the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent target.

"Gold prices are riding a very strong upward trend ... this is against the backdrop of a falling U.S. dollar and inflation concerns," Reuters quoted Margaret Yang, a strategist at DailyFX, as saying.