An employee counts American notes at a bank in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy
The US dollar weakened slightly against the Vietnamese dong on the black market, while remaining stable in banks on Saturday morning.
Vietcombank sold the dollar at 24,970 VND, unchanged from the previous day.
The greenback fell 0.14% to 25,460 VND on the black market.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) maintained its benchmark rate at VND24,003.
It has risen against the dong by 2.25% since the start of the year.
Globally, the greenback maintains its recent gains on Good Friday, a holiday during which European and U.S. trading desks will operate at minimum capacity, FXStreet reported.
The US Dollar Index is heading towards a possible new high for March, with its current positioning at 104.72.
The EUR/USD pair closed in the red for a third consecutive week, ending March just above 1.0767, the monthly low.
USD/JPY posts tiny losses following the release of the Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, the US Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge. Top deals are trading at 151.25, down 0.09%.
