Dollar's Performance in Vietnam

Vietcombank recently sold the dollar at VND25,460, marking a 0.03% decrease from the weekend. Meanwhile, on the black market, the greenback slid 0.04% to VND25,700.

The State Bank of Vietnam has reduced its reference rate by 0.03% to VND24,248. Notably, the dollar has experienced a 4.26% rise against the dong since the beginning of the year.

Global Dollar Index

Globally, the dollar index, which measures the currency against six top counterparts including the yen and the euro, remained flat at 106.010 on Monday after a 0.2% increase last week, as reported by Reuters.

The dollar added 0.5% on the won to 1,430.87, nearing last week's peak of 1,443.40. Meanwhile, the euro stood at $1.0557, having bounced as high as $1.0629 on Friday before the job figures boosted the dollar broadly.

The dollar dipped 0.1% on the yen to 149.80, maintaining a 148.65 to 151.23 range last week as investors await further guidance on the prospect of a near-term rate hike from the Bank of Japan.