Reference exchange rate down 5 VND on October 8
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,165 VND/USD on October 8, down 5 VND from the previous day.
State Bank of Vietnam sets daily reference exchange rate at 23,165 VND/USD on October 8 (Photo: VNA)With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,859 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,470 VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at commercial banks stayed stable.
At 8:25am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,630 VND/USD and the selling rate at 22,860 VND/USD, unchanged from the rates at the same time on October 7.
BIDV also kept both rates unchanged at 22,660 VND/USD (buying) and 22,860 VND/USD (selling).
Meanwhile, Vietinbank cut both rates by 3 VND, listing the buying rate at 22,635 VND/USD and the selling rate at 22,855 VND/USD./.
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