Vietnam's central bank sells gold bullion at over 3,000 USD per tael

HANOI, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The price of gold bullion sold to four state-owned lenders and Saigon Jewelery Company Limited (SJC) has been set at 77.98 million Vietnamese dong (3,069 U.S. dollars) per tael on Tuesday, said the State Bank of Vietnam.

The gold bar price fell 1 million dong (39.3 dollars) from the previous day, local media reported.

Earlier, the central bank said the four banks and the SJC are