Reference exchange rate down 1 VND on August 25

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,211 VND per USD on August 25, down 1 VND from the previous day.
Reference exchange rate down 1 VND on August 25 ảnh 1The daily reference exchange rate was set at 23,211 VND per USD on August 25 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at23,211 VND per USD on August 25, down 1 VND from the previous day.

With thecurrent trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercialbanks during the day is 23,907 VND/USD and the floor rate, 22,515 VND/USD.

The openinghour rates at commercial banks stayed stable.

At 8:20 am,Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,060 VND/USD and the selling rate at23,270 VND/USD, both unchanged from the previous day.

BIDV added 5VND to both rates, listing at 23,090 VND/USD (buying) and 23,270 VND/USD(selling).
 
Meanwhile,Techcombank cut both rates by 2 VND, offering 23,068 VND/USD (buying) and23,268 VND/USD (selling)./.
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