A U.S. dollar bill. Photo by Unsplash/alexandratimis
The U.S. dollar rose against the Vietnamese dong Thursday morning while strengthening against major peers.
Vietcombank sold the greenback 0.02% higher at VND26,520. On the black market the dollar was steady at VND26,320.
Globally the U.S. dollar found its footing at the start of Asian trading on Thursday after the Federal Reserve kept its policy interest rate on hold and Chair Kevin Warsh left markets guessing about how divisions on its rate-setting committee would resolve, Reuters reported.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against six currencies, nudged up 0.1% to 100.89 after the U.S. said it was conducting air strikes in Iran.
The British pound was 0.1% weaker at $1.3355 ahead of a Bank of England interest rate decision on Thursday, with market participants expecting no change. The euro slid 0.1% to $1.1457.
The Australian dollar was steady along with its New Zealand counterpart at $0.6959 and $0.5795 respectively, while the yen was level at 163.455 yen per U.S. dollar.