With the current trading band of /-5%,the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 24,783 VND/USDand the floor rate 22,423 VND/USD.
At commercial banks, the opening-hour buyingrate rose while the selling rate was down.
At 8:15am, BIDV listed the buying rateat 23,290 VND/USD, up 40 VND from the end of transactions on January 9, and the selling rateat 23,610 VND/USD, down 40 VND.
Meanwhile, Vietcombank kept both rates unchangedfrom the previous day, listing the buying rate at 23,270 VND/USD and theselling rate at 23,620 VND/USD./.