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Reference exchange rate down 3 VND on March 19

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 24,790 VND/USD on March 19, down 3 VND from the previous day.

The daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar is set at 24,790 VND/USD on March 19 (Photo: VNA
The daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar is set at 24,790 VND/USD on March 19 (Photo: VNA

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 24,790 VND/USD on March 19, down 3 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,030 VND/USD and the floor rate 23,551 VND/USD.

At major commercial banks, the opening-hour rates remain unchanged.

At 8:35 am, both Vietcombank and BIDV listed the buying rate at 25,350 VND/USD and the selling rate 25,710 VND/USD, unchanged from the March 18 morning session./.

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