Reference exchange rate adjusted down 21 VND on Sept. 1

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,109 VND/USD on September 1, down 21 VND from the previous day. ​
Reference exchange rate adjusted down 21 VND on Sept. 1 ảnh 1The daily reference exchange rate at 23,109 VND/USD on September 1 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set thedaily reference exchange rate at 23,109 VND/USD on September 1, down 21 VND from the previousday.

With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rateapplied to commercial banks during the day is 23,798 VND/USD and the floor rate22,410 VND/USD.

The rates listed at commercial banks continued the downwardtrend.

At 8:30 am, both rates at BIDV were down by 10 VND from the sametime August 31 to 22,670 VND/USD (buying) and 22,870 VND/USD (selling).

Meanwhile, Vietcombank kept both rates unchanged at 22,650VND/USD (buying) and 22,880 VND/USD (selling)./. 
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