Reference exchange rate down 2 VND on October 5
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23.154 VND/USD on October 5, down 2 VND from the previous day.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,848 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,459 VND/USD.
The opening-hour rate at commercial banks stayed stable.
At 8:25am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,630 VND/USD and the selling rate at 22,860 VND/USD, unchanged from October 4.
BIDV also kept both rates unchanged, listing at 22,660 VND/USD (buying) and 22,860 VND/USD (selling).
Similarly, Vietinbank listed both rates at the same levels as on October 4 at 22,635 VND/USD (buying) and 22,855 VND/USD (selling)./.
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