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Reference exchange rate down 3 VND at week’s beginning

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,381 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,869 VND/USD.

Illustrative photo (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Illustrative photo (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,125 VND/USD on December 29, down 3 VND from the last working day of the previous week.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,381 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,869 VND/USD.

At 8:20, the buying and selling rates at major commercial banks saw decreases.

Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 26,081 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,381 VND/USD, both down 3 VND from the December 26 morning session.

BIDV also posted the buying rate at 26,081 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,381 VND/USD, down 23 VND and 3 VND, respectively./.

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