Dollar drops against dong

Vietcombank sold the greenback at VND26,497, down 0.05% from Sunday.

On the black market the dollar gained 0.43% to VND27,015.

Globally the yen fell broadly on Monday following news that Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had resigned, while the dollar was nursing losses after tumbling on a weak U.S. jobs report that cemented expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut this month, Reuters reported.

The yen slumped in response in Asia trade on Monday, falling 0.6% against the dollar to 148.25.

The Japanese currency similarly slid to its lowest in more than a year against the euro and sterling at 173.91 and 200.33, respectively.

The dollar was recouping some of its heavy losses, helped in part by the yen's weakness, after falling sharply on Friday on data that showed further cracks in the U.S. labor market.

Against the dollar, sterling fell 0.11% to $1.3492, having risen more than 0.5% on Friday. The euro was similarly down 0.11% at $1.1709, after hitting a more than one-month high on Friday.

The dollar index steadied at 97.87, after sliding more than 0.5% on Friday.