Reference exchange rate down 1 VND on December 11

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,154 VND/USD on December 11, down 1 VND from the previous day.

Illustrative photo (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Illustrative photo (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,154 VND/USD on December 11, down 1 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,412 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,896 VND/USD.

At 8:10, the buying and selling rates at major commercial banks saw decreases.

Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 26,171 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,411 VND/USD, down 1 VND from the December 10 morning session.

BIDV reduced its buying rate by 17 VND to 26,155 VND/USD and its selling rate by 1 VND to 26,411 VND/USD./.

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