The State Bank of Vietnam sets the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,167 VND/USD on March 17 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,167 VND/USD on March 17, down 21 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,862 VND/USD VND/USD and the floor rate 22,472 VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at commercial banks saw decreases.
At 8:30 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,710 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,020 VND/USD, both down 10 VND from March 16.
BIDV also cut 10 VND from both rates, listing the buying rate at 22,740 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,020 VND/USD (selling)./.
VNA