Dollar inches up against dong

By Dat Nguyen   May 18, 2026 | 09:04 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 inches up against dong
Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado Nov. 3, 2009. Photo by Reuters
The U.S. dollar on Tuesday morning rose against the Vietnamese dong while remaining stable against major peers.

Vietcombank sold the greenback 0.008% higher at VND26,389. On the black market the dollar gained 0.53% to VND26,530.

Globally the dollar found support at the start of Asian trading on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had paused a planned attack ‌against Iran to allow negotiations and bond markets stabilized after a two-day selloff, Reuters reported.

The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, held steady at 99.026, attracting bids after easing fears of an escalation in the war pushed the gauge 0.3% lower on Monday, snapping a five-day winning streak.

"Sentiment stabilized after reports that the U.S. President had called off a planned strike on Iran following appeals from Persian Gulf leaders," Westpac analysts wrote ⁠in a research note.

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