Reference exchange rate down 5 VND on October 26

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Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,698 VND/USD on October 26, down 5 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 24,873 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,514 VND/USD.

The opening-hour rates at commercial banks slightly decreased.

At 8:35 am, BIDV listed the buying rate at 24,602 VND/USD and the selling rate at 24,882 VND/USD, both down 6 VND from October 25.

Meanwhile, Vietcombank kept both rates unchanged at 24,578 VND/USD (buying) and the selling rate at 23,888 VND/USD (selling)./.

VNA