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.
State Bank of Vietnam sets daily reference exchange rate at 23,184 VND/USD on December 20 (Photo: VNA)With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,879 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,488 VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at commercial banks saw increases.
At 8:20 am, BIDV listed the buying rate at 22,840 VND/USD, up 25 VND, and the selling rate at 23,210 VND/USD, up 115 VND from December 17.
Vietcombank raised both rates by 10 VND, listing at 22,800 VND/USD (buying) and 23,110 VND/USD (selling)./.
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