Reference exchange rate down 6 VND

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,134 VND per USD on January 13, down 6 VND from the previous day.
Reference exchange rate down 6 VND ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)

 Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank ofVietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,134 VND per USD on January 13, down 6 VND from the previous day.

With the currenttrading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banksduring the day is 23,827 VND/USD and the floor rate, 22,440 VND/USD.

The opening hour ratesat some commercial banks stayed stable.

At 8:25 am,Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,950 VND/USD and the selling rate at23,160 VND/USD, both unchanged from January 12.

BIDV also kept both rates unchanged,listing the buying rate at 22,970 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,170 VND/USD.

Meanwhile, the rates at Vietinbank were adjusted down 7 VND from January 12 to 22,918 VND/USD (buying) and 23,161 VND/USD (selling)./.

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