Dollar inches up against dong

By Dat Nguyen   July 30, 2024 | 01:27 am PT
Dollar inches up against dong
A packet of U.S. five-dollar bills is inspected at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington March 26, 2015. Photo by Reuters
The U.S. dollar rose against the Vietnamese dong Tuesday morning.

Vietcombank sold the greenback at VND25,460, up 0.02% from Monday.

The State Bank of Vietnam raised its rate by 0.02% to VND24,257.

Unofficial exchange points sold the greenback at VND25,730, up 0.04%.

The dollar has risen 4.17% against the dong since the beginning of the year.

Globally the dollar and yen kept within close ranges on Tuesday as traders awaited a barrage of key central bank decisions, kicking off with midweek monetary policy meetings from the Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve, Reuters reported.

The Japanese currency was taking a breather from its recent rally as the BOJ began its two-day meeting on Tuesday, having surged over 2% against the dollar last week.

The greenback was last 0.12% higher, fetching 154.205 against the yen.

The dollar index, which measures the currency against a basket of peers, was little changed at 104.64.

 
 
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