Vietcombank sold the greenback at VND26,423, up 0.04% over the weekend. The currency jumped 0.2% to around VND26,404 at unofficial exchange points.
The State Bank of Vietnam hiked its reference rate by 0.04% to VND25,165.
Globally, the U.S. dollar touched a 10-day low against its major peers on Monday as a preliminary agreement to end the war between the U.S. and Iran sent oil prices tumbling and boosted demand for riskier assets, Reuters reported.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, was largely flat at 99.55 after hitting its weakest level since June 5 in earlier trades.
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An employee counts U.S. banknotes among Vietnamese banknotes at a bank in Hanoi. Photo by Reuters |
The euro stood at $1.1601, up 0.3% so far in Asia, and sterling strengthened 0.2% to $1.3434.
The risk-sensitive Australian dollar fetched $0.7079, up 0.6%, while the kiwi was up 0.4% at $0.5854.
“I think we’ll see the dollar fall over the course of the next few sessions. We’ll probably see some of the risk currencies like Aussie and yen appreciate a little bit. But I don’t think we’re going to see any huge moves,” said Nick Twidale, chief market strategist at ATFX Global in Sydney.
Source:e.vnexpress.net
