Reference exchange rate down 5 VND on December 13
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,160 VND/USD on December 13, down 5 VND from the previous day.
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,855 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,465 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates at most commercial banks saw slight changes.
At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,080 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,230 VND/USD, both down 10 VND from December 12.
BIDV also cut 10 VND from both rates, listing the buying rate at 23,110 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,230 VND/USD.
Meanwhile, Techcombank kept both rates unchanged at 23,090 VND/USD (buying) and 23,230 VND/USD (selling).
During the week from December 9-13, the reference exchange rate fluctuated variably but ended the week down 3 VND from the rate on Monday.
The rates listed at most commercial banks also dropped compared to the first day of the week./.
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