With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is23,344 VND/USD and the floor rate 21,986 VND/USD.
The rates listed at commercial banks saw only slight changes, withVietcombank and BIDV maintaining the same rates as on July 18.
Vietcombank is listing the buying rate at 23,010 VND/USD and the sellingrate at 23,080 VND/USD.
The rates at BIDV stood at 23,015 VND/USD (buying) and 23,085 VND/USD(selling).
Vietinbank cut both rates by 1 VND, buying the green back at 23,014VND/USD and selling at 23,084 VND/USD.
The reference exchange rate opened the week up. It was then adjusteddown on July 17 before going up again for the next two days.-VNA