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Reference exchange rate down 2 VND on May 15

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 22,548 VND/USD on May 15, down 2 VND from the previous day.
Reference exchange rate down 2 VND on May 15 ảnh 1The State Bank of Vietnam sets the daily reference exchange rate at 22,548 VND/USD on May 15.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily referenceexchange rate at 22,548 VND/USD on May 15, down 2 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of + /- 3 percent, the ceiling rate appliedto commercial banks during the day is 23,224 VND/USD and the floor rate 21,872VND/USD.

The opening hour rates at most major commercial banks remained unchangedfrom May 14.

The greenback is being bought at 22,735 VND/USD and sold at 22,805VND/USD at Vietcombank and BIDV, the same as on the previous day.

Techcombank also kept both rates unchanged at 22,715 VND/USD (buying) and22,815 VND/USD (selling).

The daily reference exchange rate has been on a downward trend since May11 after going up for most of the week from May 7.

However, the rates listed at major commercial banks remained stable recentlywith only slight fluctuations.-VNA

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