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Reference exchange rate down 13 VND at week’s beginning

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,184 VND/USD on December 20, down 13 VND from the last working day of the previous week.
Reference exchange rate down 13 VND at week’s beginning ảnh 1State Bank of Vietnam sets daily reference exchange rate at 23,184 VND/USD on December 20 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily referenceexchange rate at 23,184 VND/USD on December 20, down 13 VND from the lastworking day of the previous week.

With thecurrent trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercialbanks during the day is 23,879 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,488 VND/USD.

Theopening-hour rates at commercial banks saw increases.

At 8:20 am, BIDVlisted the buying rate at 22,840 VND/USD, up 25 VND, and the selling rate at23,210 VND/USD, up 115 VND from December 17.

Vietcombankraised both rates by 10 VND, listing at 22,800 VND/USD (buying) and 23,110VND/USD (selling)./.
 
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