The greenback slid 0.08% to around VND26,360 at unofficial exchange points. Vietcombank maintained its rate at VND26,379, unchanged from Tuesday.
The State Bank of Vietnam kept its reference rate stable at VND25,123.
Globally, the dollar held near a one-week high on Wednesday as risk sentiment soured after a hot U.S. inflation reading sent Treasury yields higher, and oil inched up on renewed Middle East uncertainty, Reuters reported.
The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was steady at 98.335, near the strongest level in a week.
The euro stood at $1.1735 and the sterling traded at $1.3532, both down roughly 0.05% against the greenback in early Asia trades.
The Australian dollar fetched $0.72365, and the New Zealand dollar traded at $0.5954, both largely flat. The Japanese yen was largely steady at 157.715.
Oil prices settled higher,…
