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The greenback gained 0.27% to around VND26,030 at unofficial exchange points. The currency was firm at VND26,170 at lender Vietcombank.
The State Bank of Vietnam increased its reference rate by 0.02% to VND25,643.
Globally, the euro weakened sharply on Monday to a 17-month low as fiscal worries in France amid a steep bond market rout stoked fears of contagion risks in the region, helping the dollar shrug off soft US jobs data that dented near-term rate hike expectations, Reuters reported.
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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 euro slid to as low as $1.1161, its weakest level since May 2025 in Asian hours after clocking four straight weekly declines.
Sterling slipped 0.24% to $1.32064, while the Japanese yen changed hands at 157.92 per dollar. That left the dollar index, which measures the US currency against six major units, up 0.47% at 102.37.
"The dollar is the main winner in the current environment as not only is the rise in Treasury yields boosting the appeal of US assets, but the broad selloff in debt globally is fuelling safe-haven flows into the greenback," said Matthew Ryan, head of market strategy at Ebury.
