# Free-market USD prices soar in Vietnam

> Dollar prices on Vietnam's black market rose on Saturday, while commercial bank rates moved sideways or slipped. Gold stores quoted the greenback at VND25,230-25,330, up about VND120. The dong had posted its largest quarterly gain on record, according to UOB.

- Date: 2024-09-28 · published 2024-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28630-free-market-usd-prices-soar-in-vietnam
- Commodities: [Vietnamese Dong (VND per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDVND.md)

## Why it matters

Currency swings in Vietnam affect the local cost of imported feed and grain for the country's livestock sector. This routine FX commentary does not signal a new driver for global feed prices.

## Sources

- theinvestor.vn: https://theinvestor.vn/free-market-usd-prices-soar-in-vietnam-d12498.html

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