The U.S. dollar rose against the Vietnamese dong Friday morning.
Vietcombank sold the greenback 0.04% higher at VND26,120. On the black market the dollar was steady at VND25,760.
Globally the dollar held near its highest levels of the past week and the yen slipped for a second day at the start of Asian trading on Friday as renewed fears of energy supply disruptions in the Middle East pushed up bond yields and oil prices, Reuters reported.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading at 99.081, holding steady after gaining 0.3% on Thursday to reach its highest level since Sep. 7.
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A packet of U.S. five-dollar bills is inspected at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington March 26, 2015. Photo by Reuters |
The rise followed the release of data showing U.S. producer prices increased 0.4% in August, meeting market expectations as energy prices rebounded during the month.
Against the yen, the U.S. dollar was as much as 0.1% firmer at 154.615 yen, while the euro strengthened by a similar magnitude to as much as 179.49 yen after the European Central Bank hiked interest rates on Thursday for the second time this year.