Reference exchange rate down 4 VND on January 20

The State Bank of Vietnam sets the daily reference exchange rate at 23,148 VND per USD on January 20 (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,148 VND per USD on January 20, down 4 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of  +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,842 VND/USD and the floor rate, 22,454 VND/USD.

The opening hour rates at some commercial banks saw slight fluctuations.

At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,950 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,160 VND/USD, both unchanged from January 19.

 BIDV added 10 VND to both rates, listing the buying rate at 22,970 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,170 VND/USD.

 Meanwhile, Vietinbank raised both rates by 2 VND to 22,925 VND/USD (buying) and 23,168 VND/USD (selling)./.

VNA