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Dollar strengthens against dong on black market

By Dat Nguyen   October 5, 2026 | 11:10 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 strengthens against dong on black market
U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken May 4, 2025. Photo by Reuters
The U.S. dollar rose against the Vietnamese dong on the black market Tuesday morning, while the euro hovered near the lowest agains the greenback in 17 months.

Unofficial exchange points sold the greenback 0.27% higher at VND26,030. Vietcombank kept its rate unchanged at VND26,190.

Globally the euro struggled near a 17-month low on Tuesday, weighed down by political uncertainty ‌and fiscal concerns across the euro zone, while the dollar extended its blistering rally as it rode U.S. Treasury yields higher, Reuters reported.

The euro ticked slightly lower to $1.1220 in the early Asian session, having slid to its lowest since May 2025 in the previous session and extending its 1.2% fall from last week.

Against the yen, the dollar rose a touch to 157.92, while sterling slipped 0.02% to $1.3222.

The dollar index firmed at ⁠102.16, having scaled an 18-month high in the previous session.

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