Dollar dips against dong

By Minh Hieu   September 17, 2026 | 10:03 pm PT Google Get VnExpress first in Google Search info See more of the news you trust. Make VnExpress a preferred source to prioritise our updates in your Google search results
Dollar dips against dong
An employee counts U.S. banknotes at a bank in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Tung
The U.S. dollar slipped against the Vietnamese dong on Friday while trading mostly firm against major peers.

Vietcombank sold the greenback at VND26,200, down 0.02% from Thursday. The currency rose 0.23% to around VND25,880 on the black market.

The State Bank of Vietnam raised its reference rate by 0.02% to a new high of VND25,637.

Globally, the dollar held its ground on Friday as investors contended with global policymakers ramping up efforts to rein in inflation and the Bank of Japan delivering a widely expected rate hike ‌that left the yen softer, Reuters reported.

The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was 0.1% lower ⁠at 100.1900.

The yen weakened 0.5% to 156.75 per U.S. dollar after the BOJ raised interest rates to a 31-year high of 1.25%. The yen is up nearly 2% this month.

The British pound was 0.1% stronger at $1.3374. The euro was 0.1% firmer at $1.1491.

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