Reference exchange rate continues to go down September 6 hinh anh 1The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,138 VND per USD on September 6, down 2 VND from the previous day (September 5) (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,138 VND per USD on September 6, down 2 VND from the previous day (September 5).

With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,832 VND per USD and the floor rate at 22,443 VND/USD.

The opening hour rates at commercial banks fluctuated variably.

At 8:15 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,150 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,270 VND/USD, both up 15 VND from the same time on September 5.

Meanwhile, BIDV kept both rates unchanged at 23,140 VND/USD (buying) and 23,260 VND/USD (selling).

Similarly, Techcombank listed the buying rate at 23,126 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,266 VND/USD, unchanged from the previous day.

During the week after the National Day holiday (September 3 to 6), the daily reference exchange rate was on the upward trend on the first two days before turning around to go down on the last two days.

The rates listed at commercial banks mostly ended the week higher than at the week’s beginning.-VNA
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