Dollar rises against dong

Vietcombank sold the greenback at VND26,392, up 0.02% from Thursday. The currency rose 0.38% to around VND27,645 on the black market.

The State Bank of Vietnam hiked its reference rate by 0.02% to VND25,136.

Globally, the dollar was on track for its best week in over a month on Friday as investors wagered the Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut rates next month, Reuters reported.

"The shutdown-delayed September jobs report did not provide clarity on what the FOMC will do at its much-debated December meeting," said economists at Wells Fargo in a note, who added that the Fed’s call for lowering rates last December was a "close" one and that a hold "would not surprise us at this point."

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of peers, flirted with a 5-1/2-month peak and last stood at 100.20. It was on track to clock a weekly gain of 0.9%, its best performance in over a month.

Against the dollar, the euro was pinned near a two-week low and last bought $1.1528, on track for a weekly decline of 0.8%. Sterling rose 0.11% to $1.3084, though was set to lose 0.7% for the week. The Australian dollar was up 0.09% at $0.6446. The New Zealand dollar rose 0.11% to $0.5588.

The yen languished near a 10-month low and was last at 157.33 per dollar, set to lose nearly 2% for the week, its worst performance in over a month.