U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 24, 2026. Photo by Reuters
The U.S. dollar fell against the Vietnamese dong Tuesday morning, hitting the lowest since Feb. 9.
Vietcombank sold the dollar 0.22% lower at VND26,150.
On the black market the greenback declined 0.12% to VND25,780.
Globally the Japanese yen climbed to a seven-month high against the U.S. dollar on ‌Tuesday, as traders continued to unwind short positions amid growing bets of a Bank of Japan interest-rate hike while the dollar was subdued ahead of CPI data this week, Reuters reported.
The yen strengthened to as much as 152.89 per dollar in morning trading, surpassing levels reached during Japan’s July intervention and hitting its strongest since February. It later pared some gains and was last at 153.32.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, was a touch weaker at 98.83 amid yen strength. It has risen 0.60% so far this year.
That left the euro and sterling both largely flat, last at $1.1625 and $1.3535, respectively.