An employee counts American notes at a bank in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Tung
The US dollar rose slightly against the Vietnamese dong on Monday morning to reach a new high this year.
Vietcombank sold the dollar at 24,500 VND, up 0.31% from Sunday.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) increased its rate by 0.04% to VND24,046.
Unofficial exchanges sold the greenback at 24,280 VND, up 0.08 percent.
The dollar has appreciated by 3.24% against the dong since the start of the year.
Most Asian currencies fell on Monday, while the dollar stabilized near a six-month high as markets retreated ahead of several key rate decisions from central banks this week, including the Federal Reserve , according to the financial media. Invest.
The dollar retained most of its recent strength, remaining within sight of a six-month high hit last week as investors positioned themselves for more signals from the Fed, he said, adding that The dollar index and dollar index futures fell less than 0.1% each in Asian trading.
