By Dat Nguyen  January 30, 2023 | 12:30 am PT
An employee counts U.S. banknotes at a bank in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Tung
The U.S. dollar dropped at several banks but gained at others marginally Monday afternoon.
Vietcombank sold the dollar at VND23,620, down 0.04% from Sunday.
The rate at Techcombank is VND23,622, down 0.10%.
Eximbank sold the greenback at VND23,590, up 0.08%.
The State Bank of Vietnam adjusted its reference rate up 0.01% to VND23,611.
The green held firm on the black market at VND23,540.
The dollar has fallen by 0.46% against the dong since the beginning of the year.
Globally the dollar distanced itself from an eight-month trough on Monday ahead of a slew of central bank meetings this week, though gains were capped by dovish repricing of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate-hike expectations as compared to more hawkish counterparts, Reuters reported.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures…
