Bank dollar rates kept falling through the past week, reaching their lowest level in about a year and a half on the morning of 4 November, with Vietcombank quoting VND 25,520–25,930 per USD. The State Bank of Vietnam set the central rate at 25,267 dong per dollar, down 3 dong, and commercial banks may trade within a 5% band. Over the week the dollar fell nearly 100 dong (0.35%) and about 1.7% since the start of the year, while the US Dollar Index dropped nearly 0.9% to around 101.3 points. Techcombank expects USD/VND to hover near 26,000, supported by an interest rate gap of over 3 percentage points and record FDI disbursement of USD 21.1 billion in the first nine months, up 12%.
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DXY
• NeutralRelevance: low
| Market | Currencies |
|---|---|
| Close on 11/03/2026 | 101.86 |
| Change that session | +0.06% |
VNINDEX
• NeutralRelevance: low
| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Close on 11/03/2026 | 1,699.62 |
| Change that session | -0.65% |
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