U.S. one dollar banknotes are seen in an illustration. Photo by Reuters
The U.S. dollar on Tuesday morning rose marginally against the Vietnamese dong as it held near the highest in two months against major peers.
Vietcombank sold the greenback 0.004% higher at VND26,408. On the black market the dollar fell 0.04% to VND26,360.
Globally the U.S. dollar held near a two-month high on Tuesday, firming against most major peers as Middle East uncertainty curbed risk appetite and traders ramped up bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike later this year, Reuters reported.
The euro stood at $1.1528 and the sterling fetched $1.3335 , both down roughly 0.05% so far in Asia after hitting their two-month lows in the previous session.
The risk-sensitive Australian dollar was down 0.1% at $0.7039, and the New Zealand dollar traded at $0.5804.
The Japanese yen weakened to as much as 160.295, continuing to hover around the 160 level widely seen as a line in the sand for potential official intervention.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, was little changed at 100.03, near the two-month high of 100.21 it struck on Monday.
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