U.S. one hundred dollar notes are seen in this picture illustration taken in Seoul Feb. 7, 2011. Photo by Reuters
The U.S. dollar has risen 1.14% against the Vietnamese dong since Feb. 4.
Vietcombank sold the greenback at VND25,650, up 0.35% from Monday.
The State Bank of Vietnam hiked its reference rate by 0.14% to VND24,522.
Unofficial exchange points raised its rate by 0.31% to VND25,760.
Globally the dollar the dollar firmed on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump moved to substantially raise tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and said he would announce plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on other countries over the coming days, Reuters reported.
The U.S. dollar rose 0.13% against the Canadian dollar to C$1.4332, extending gains made from the previous session, though the loonie was still some distance away from a 22-year low hit earlier this month.
The euro was down 0.05% at $1.0300, while sterling dipped 0.07% to $1.2355.
The yen rose 0.2% to 151.70 per dollar.
