An employee counts American notes at a bank in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy
The US dollar appreciated against the Vietnamese dong on the black market on Saturday morning.
It rose 0.31% from Friday to 25,640 VND at unofficial exchange points.
Vietcombank kept its rate unchanged at 24,890 VND.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) benchmark rate remained stable at VND23,979.
It rose 0.31% to 25,640 VND on the black market.
It has increased by 1.92% against the dong since the start of the year.
The dollar rose to a more than one-week high on Friday after a batch of mixed data showed the U.S. economy remaining stable with small pockets of weakness, suggesting the Federal Reserve may hold interest rates in place higher for longer or reduce the number of planned rate cuts. this year, Reuters reported.
The dollar index, which tracks the U.S. currency against six of its major currencies, was on track to post a weekly gain of 0.7%, the largest since mid-January. The index was last stable at 103.43.
The dollar continued to appreciate against the yen, up 0.5% to 149.02. Over the week, the greenback increased by 1.3%, on track to achieve its biggest gain since mid-January.
