By Dat Nguyen  January 18, 2023 | 09:14 pm PT
An employee counts U.S. banknotes at a bank in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Tung
The U.S. dollar gained marginally against the Vietnamese dong Thursday morning.
Unofficial exchange points sold the dollar at VND23,490, up 0.09% from Wednesday.
Vietcombank sold the dollar at VND23,620, up 0.08%.
Eximbank maintained the rate at VND23,570.
Techcombank also kept it unchanged at VND23,602.
The State Bank of Vietnam’s reference rate remained the same at VND23,605.
Globally, the dollar rose broadly on Thursday as growth concerns about the U.S. economy drove demand for the safe-haven greenback, while the yen renewed its ascent as investors doubled down on bets that the Bank of Japan would shift away from its yield curve control policy, Reuters reported.
The euro shed 0.02% to stand at $1.0792, while sterling fell 0.17%…
