With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, theceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,908 VND/USDand the floor rate 22,516 VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at many commercial banksalso went down.
Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,240VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,550 VND/USD, both down 10 VND from July 21.
Meanwhile, BIDV cut 25 VND from both rates, listingthe buying rate at 23,265 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,545 VND/USD.
During the week from July 18-22, the dailyreference exchange rate for the US dollars was adjusted up on Monday but then downon all the remaining days. It ended the week down 33 VND./.
