The U.S. dollar rose against the Vietnamese dong on the black market Monday morning while holding mostly firm against major currencies.
The greenback increased by 0.33% to around VND26,637 at unofficial exchange points. Vietcombank kept its exchange rate steady at VND26,140.
The State Bank of Vietnam lowered its reference rate by 0.008% to VND25,063.
Globally, the U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was flat at 97.629 on Monday at the start of a week that will see the release of several key data releases out of Washington, including retail sales, inflation and Wednesday’s delayed jobs report.
The yen overturned a 0.3% decline which saw the currency reach its weakest level in two weeks to strengthen as much as 0.7% before paring gains. It was last trading 0.3% firmer at 156.76 yen against the dollar.
The Australian dollar was last up 0.1% at $0.7018, while the New Zealand dollar nudged 0.1% higher to $0.6013 and the euro was flat at $1.1818. The pound was last down 0.1% at $1.3599.
