Dollar edges down against dong, major peers

By Dat Nguyen July 9, 2025 | 09:14 pm PT

U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. Photo by Reuters

The U.S. dollar fell slightly against the Vietnamese dong Thursday morning as it slipped over major currencies.

Vietcombank sold the dollar 0.04% lower at VND26,310.

The State Bank of Vietnam hiked its reference rate by 0.05% to VND25,131.

On the black market the dollar slipped 0.04% to VND26,490.

Globally the U.S. dollar slipped further from a two-week high versus major peers on Thursday, as President Donald Trump's latest tariff salvos failed to shake markets, except in Brazil where a threatened 50% levy sent the real sliding as much as 2.8% overnight, Reuters reported.

The dollar index, which measures the currency against six major peers, eased 0.1% to 97.286, extending a 0.2% decline from Wednesday, the same day that it pushed to the highest since June 25 at 97.837 before losing momentum.

The euro gained 0.2% to $1.1747 on Thursday, while sterling added 0.2% to $1.3612.

The dollar drooped 0.3% to 145.84 yen and fell 0.3% to 0.7922 Swiss franc.