Reference exchange rate down 25 VND on July 29

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,176 VND/USD on July 29, down 25 VND from the previous day.
Reference exchange rate down 25 VND on July 29 ảnh 1The daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar was set at 23,176 VND/USD on July 29. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set thedaily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,176 VND/USD on July 29,down 25 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, theceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,871 VND/USDand the floor rate 22,480 VND/USD.

The opening-hour rates at many commercial banks alsowent down.

At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at23,200 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,510 VND/USD, both down 10 VND fromJuly 28.

Meanwhile, BIDV kept both rates unchanged at 23,230VND/USD (buying) and 23,510 VND/USD (selling).

During the week from July 25-29, the dailyreference exchange rate for the US dollars followed a downward trend for mostof the week except for Thursday. It ended the week down 31 VND./.
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