Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,104 VND/USD on March 25, down 5 VND from the previous session.
With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,359 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,849 VND/USD.
At 8:30, the buying and selling rates at major commercial banks also saw rises.
Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 26,139 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,359 VND/USD, up 35 VND and 20 VND respectively from the March 24 morning session.
Meanwhile, BIDV posted the two rates at 26,139 VND/USD and 26,359 VND/USD, up 4 VND and down 5 VND, respectively./.
Reference exchange rate continues to rise
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,068 VND/USD on March 16, up 3 VND from the March 13 session.