Unofficial exchange points sold the greenback 0.11% lower at VND26,420. Vietcombank kept its rate unchanged at VND26,450.

Globally the U.S. dollar hovered near a one-month low on Thursday, as soft inflation data reinforced bets that the Federal Reserve can stay ‌patient on interest rate hikes, while escalation in Middle East hostilities added upside risk to the inflation outlook, Reuters reported.

The greenback slipped against the Japanese yen for the third trading session, by 0.1% to 162.075 yen. The euro was 0.1% higher at $1.1472, its strongest in a month.

Sterling held near a two-month high at $1.354 on market expectations that Britain’s incoming prime minister will pick a fiscally conservative finance minister.

The Australian and New Zealand ⁠dollars were both down about 0.1%, at $0.6995 and $0.5842 respectively.

The U.S. dollar index , which tracks the currency against six peers, was little changed at 100.47, hovering near its lowest since June 18. It has fallen 0.8% over the previous two sessions and is on track for a weekly decline.