USD exchange rate today April 19, 2025: Free USD increases sharply

On the morning of April 19, 2025, the State Bank announced the central exchange rate at 24,898 VND/USD, an increase of 5 VND compared to the previous day.

At commercial banks, the USD price also increased significantly. Vietcombank listed the USD buying and selling price at 25,730 - 26,120 VND/USD, an increase of 60 VND compared to the previous session.

HSBC recorded the highest USD cash purchase price at VND25,769/USD, while Techcombank had the highest transfer purchase price, reaching VND25,785/USD.

On the selling side, many banks such as Eximbank, LPBank, OceanBank, Techcombank and TPB are selling at the highest price of 26,140 VND/USD. NCB Bank recorded the highest transfer selling price of 26,142 VND/USD.

In the free market, the USD exchange rate continued to increase sharply. At 4:00 a.m. on April 19, the USD buying and selling price was at 26,370 - 26,490 VND/USD, an increase of 133 VND in both directions compared to yesterday, marking the highest level in recent times.

The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the strength of the USD against a basket of six major currencies, fell 0.29 points to 99.24 in trading on April 19, 2025. This is a sign that the USD is heading for its fourth consecutive week of decline, amid investors' concerns about the impact of new tax policies in the US.

While the dollar has recovered slightly from a seven-month low against the yen, that was largely due to the fact that trade talks between the U.S. and Japan have so far failed to address the currency issue. The dollar fell as low as 141.62 yen in Asian trading before rebounding above 142 after comments from Japanese Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa.

In Europe, the euro briefly fell to $1.1373 but maintained its upward momentum this week, aiming for a fourth consecutive weekly gain. However, investors are awaiting the European Central Bank’s interest rate decision, with the agency expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points at the end of the week.

Citi experts, led by G10 interest rate director Daniel Tobon, said that the current trend of capital withdrawal from US assets is not a true "de-dollarization" process. However, the world's over-reliance on US assets could put significant pressure on the USD in the near future.

Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/ty-gia-usd-hom-nay-19-4-2025-dong-usd-tu-do-tang-manh-3153128.html